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Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract pp 12–17Cite as

Acute Gastritis

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Acute erosive gastritis; Acute erosive gastropathy; Acute hemorrhagic gastritis; Stress gastritis

Definition

Acute gastritis is a broad term referring to many disorders that may induce acute inflammatory changes in the gastric mucosa. Distinguished are acute hemorrhagic gastritis and acute infectious gastritis. In this entry the emphasis is especially on acute hemorrhagic gastritis, clinically characterized by a sudden onset of symptoms and rapid resolution after the underlying etiological mechanisms or agents (either chemical or physical) have been corrected. The different etiologies share the same general clinical presentation; however, they differ in their own unique histologic pattern with or without hemorrhage and erosive changes.

Acute gastritis is mostly associated with the intake of large doses of aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), excess alcohol, or ischemic injury following major trauma. In many cases the etiology remains unknown....

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, 9101, 6500, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    Chella R. S. van der Post

  2. Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Centro Hospitalar São João and Ipatimup/i3S, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal

    Fátima Carneiro

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  1. Chella R. S. van der Post
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Correspondence to Chella R. S. van der Post .

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Medicine of Porto University, Centro Hospitalar São João and Ipatimup/i3S, Porto, Portugal

    Fátima Carneiro

  2. Serviço de Anatomia Patológica, Instituto Português de Oncologia de Lisboa de Francisco Gentil, Lisbon, Portugal

    Paula Chaves

  3. Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal

    Paula Chaves

  4. Department of Pathology, Ankara University Medical School, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey

    Arzu Ensari

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van der Post, C.R.S., Carneiro, F. (2017). Acute Gastritis. In: Carneiro, F., Chaves, P., Ensari, A. (eds) Pathology of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40560-5_1607

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