chronic erosive gastritis

chronic erosive gastritis
a type of chronic gastritis with mild symptoms, characterized by multiple punctate or aphthous ulcers, found by endoscopy; some patients have nausea and vomiting but others are symptom free. The cause may be a reaction to nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, a complication of Crohn disease or a viral infection, or an unknown factor. Called also varioliform g.

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