Rare Bacterial Infection of the Stomach

An acidic environment, gastric emptying, and abundant blood supply inhibit bacterial infection of the stomach. Helicobacter pylori can evade these defense mechanisms and is a well-known etiological contributor to chronic gastritis. Non-H. pylori bacterial infections such as acute phlegmonous gastrit...

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Main Authors: Hyun Myung Cho, Su Jin Kim, Jin Ook Jang, Jung Wook Lee
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Language:English
Published: Korean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research 2024-06-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
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Online Access:http://helicojournal.org/upload/pdf/kjhugr-2024-0015.pdf
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description An acidic environment, gastric emptying, and abundant blood supply inhibit bacterial infection of the stomach. Helicobacter pylori can evade these defense mechanisms and is a well-known etiological contributor to chronic gastritis. Non-H. pylori bacterial infections such as acute phlegmonous gastritis, gastric syphilis, gastric tuberculosis, and gastric actinomycosis are uncommon and owing to their nonspecific findings, are diagnostically challenging in patients without a high index of clinical suspicion. Predisposition to bacterial infection is attributable to an increase in the prevalence of medical conditions and factors that precipitate immunosuppression, in addition to high rates of gastric mucosal injury associated with endoscopic procedures. Gastric bacterial infection negatively affects patients’ quality of life, increases the socioeconomic burden, and may occasionally be fatal. Therefore, physicians should be familiar with the endoscopic features and clinical manifestations of non-H. pylori bacterial infections of the stomach.
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spelling doaj-art-b58f673bc5a9494cb47d100e43394e732025-08-20T03:35:58ZengKorean College of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal ResearchThe Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research1738-33312024-06-0124211312110.7704/kjhugr.2024.0015834Rare Bacterial Infection of the StomachHyun Myung Cho0Su Jin Kim1Jin Ook Jang2Jung Wook Lee3Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, KoreaAn acidic environment, gastric emptying, and abundant blood supply inhibit bacterial infection of the stomach. Helicobacter pylori can evade these defense mechanisms and is a well-known etiological contributor to chronic gastritis. Non-H. pylori bacterial infections such as acute phlegmonous gastritis, gastric syphilis, gastric tuberculosis, and gastric actinomycosis are uncommon and owing to their nonspecific findings, are diagnostically challenging in patients without a high index of clinical suspicion. Predisposition to bacterial infection is attributable to an increase in the prevalence of medical conditions and factors that precipitate immunosuppression, in addition to high rates of gastric mucosal injury associated with endoscopic procedures. Gastric bacterial infection negatively affects patients’ quality of life, increases the socioeconomic burden, and may occasionally be fatal. Therefore, physicians should be familiar with the endoscopic features and clinical manifestations of non-H. pylori bacterial infections of the stomach.http://helicojournal.org/upload/pdf/kjhugr-2024-0015.pdfphlegmonous gastritisgastric syphilisgastric tuberculosisgastric actinomycosis
spellingShingle Hyun Myung Cho
Su Jin Kim
Jin Ook Jang
Jung Wook Lee
Rare Bacterial Infection of the Stomach
The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
phlegmonous gastritis
gastric syphilis
gastric tuberculosis
gastric actinomycosis
title Rare Bacterial Infection of the Stomach
title_full Rare Bacterial Infection of the Stomach
title_fullStr Rare Bacterial Infection of the Stomach
title_full_unstemmed Rare Bacterial Infection of the Stomach
title_short Rare Bacterial Infection of the Stomach
title_sort rare bacterial infection of the stomach
topic phlegmonous gastritis
gastric syphilis
gastric tuberculosis
gastric actinomycosis
url http://helicojournal.org/upload/pdf/kjhugr-2024-0015.pdf
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