| Russell body gastritis associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in an HIV-positive patient: case report and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 19358062 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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In 1998 Tazawa and Tsutsumi described for the first time a case of Helicobacter pylori (HP)-related gastritis characterized by the presence of a conspicuous plasma cell infiltrate with Russell bodies, and coined the term Russell body gastritis (RBG). A 59-year-old HIV-positive man complaining of recurrent epigastric pain underwent an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealing in the stomach only hyperemia in the antral portion. Histology showed a moderate glandular atrophy associated with an expansion of the lamina propria due to an infiltration of monomorphous cells with eosinophilic cytoplasm inclusions and eccentric nuclei, somewhat resembling plasma cells. A diagnosis of HP-related RBG was made, after excluding, by means of histochemical, immunohistochemical stainings and molecular studies, a neoplastic process. A review of all cases of RBG previously described in the English literature is reported in order to examine the clinical, endoscopic and microscopic features of this histopathological entity and the possible pathogenetic mechanisms. |
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Authors:
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S Licci; P Sette; F Del Nonno; S Ciarletti; A Antinori; L Morelli |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-04-08 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie Volume: 47 ISSN: 0044-2771 ISO Abbreviation: Z Gastroenterol Publication Date: 2009 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-04-09 Completed Date: 2009-06-26 Revised Date: 2009-11-11 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0033370 Medline TA: Z Gastroenterol Country: Germany |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 357-60 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pathology, "L. Spallanzani", IRCCS, Rome, Italy. stefano.licci@hotmail.it |
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
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pathology* Autoantibodies / analysis Biopsy Diagnosis, Differential Eosinophilia / pathology* Follow-Up Studies Gastric Mucosa / pathology Gastritis, Atrophic / pathology* HIV Seropositivity / pathology* Helicobacter Infections / pathology* Helicobacter pylori* Humans Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / analysis Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / analysis Inclusion Bodies / pathology* Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged Plasma Cells / pathology* |
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0/Autoantibodies; 0/Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; 0/Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains |
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