Case Report

Helicobacter suis-Associated Gastritis Mimicking Conventional H. pylori-Associated Atrophic Gastritis

Table 1

Endoscopic features according to the Kyoto classification of gastritis.

Typical case of active infection with H. pyloriPresent patient

Entire stomach
 AtrophyPresentPresent
 Diffuse rednessPresentPresent
 Foveolar-hyperplastic polypPresentAbsent
 XanthomaPresentAbsent
 Intestinal metaplasiaPresentAbsent
 Mucosal swellingPresentPresent
 Patchy rednessPresentAbsent
 Depressive erosionPresentAbsent
 Map-like rednessAbsentAbsent

Gastric body
 Enlarged and tortuous foldsPresentPresent
 Sticky mucusPresentAbsent

Gastric fornix and body
 Spotty rednessPresentPresent
 Fundic gland polypAbsentAbsent

Lower gastric body to antrum
 NodularityPresentAbsent
 Regular arrangement of collecting venulesAbsentAbsent