Chronic gastritis is caused by all except
High-Yield Explanation
Overuse of salicylates (NSAIDs) cause acute gastritis
Gastritis
Gastritis is the inflammation of Gastric mucosa.
It is a histological diagnosis and can be divided into -
A. Acute gastritis
It is acute mucosal injury, usually transient in injury and is associated with neutrophilic infiltration.
Important causes are
Heavy use of NSAIDs (aspirin)
Alcohol and smoking
Uremia
Ischemia and shock
Severe stress (Trauma, burn, surgery)
Nasogastric intubation
B. Chronic gastritis
It is characterized by the presence of chronic mucosal inflammatory changes leading eventually to mucosal atrophy and intestinal metaplasia, usually in the absence of erosions.
Important causes are
H.pylori infection
Alcohol and smoking
Radiation
Autoimmune, in association with pernicious anemia
Granulomatous conditions → Crohn disease
Miscellaneous - Amyloidosis, graft - versus - host disease, uremia.