Lymphocytic gastritis

Chronic lymphocytic gastritis.

Lymphocytic gastritis and coeliac disease.

Chronic lymphocytic gastritis and protein losing gastropathy.

Chronic lymphocytic gastritis (CLG) is a recently described histopathological entity characterised by the presence of lymphocytes in the surface and foveolar epithelium of the gastric mucosa. Previous accounts'have paid attention to both the endoscopic and histological features of the condition but the presenting features and clinical correlates of the pathology have not been clearly characteri...

Lymphocytic Gastritis Identified by Abnormal PET Scan

A 20-year-old man presented for evaluation of diffuse abdominal pain. He had completed chemotherapy 2 months earlier for stage IV diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). On a recent positron emission topography (PET) scan, he was found to have a new area of intense activity within the proximal stomach (Figure 1). Upper endoscopy showed scattered shallow ulcers throughout the stomach (Figure 2). ...

The frequency of lymphocytic gastritis in baboons.

BACKGROUND In 1985, two independent reports highlighted a novel subtype of chronic inflammation in the gastric mucosa, characterized by the intraepithelial lymphocytic infiltration (ILI) both in the surface and the foveolar epithelium. The disease, subsequently called lymphocytic gastritis (LG) is a rare form of gastritis (0.8%-1.6% of cases), with unclear pathogenesis. More recently, LG was re...