Gastrospirillum hominis-associated gastritis: The first reported case in Japan
- 1 March 1994
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in The Esophagus
- Vol. 29 (2), 199-202
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02358683
Abstract
Tightly coiled spiral micro-organisms (Gastrospirillum hominis), distinct fromHelicobacter pylori, were found in the gastric mucosa of a 66-year-old man with a 4-month history of intermittent epigastric pain. The organisms were distributed in the antral mucosa, which showed erosive gastritis; histologically, the affected mucosa presented moderate to severe chronic gastritis with focal neutrophil infiltration. After a 2-week administration of cimetidine, his symptoms resolved and the active inflammation was reduced, both endoscopically and histologically, but the organisms still remained. Biopsy specimens taken 4 weeks after treatment with minocycline and cimetidine showed normal gastric mucosa without the spiral organisms. The above clinical course suggests the possible role ofGastrospirillum hominis in the pathogenesis of gastritis.Keywords
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