title: A Case of H. pylori-associated Granulomatous Gastritis with Hypertrophic Gastropathy.
abstract: A 46-year-old man had chronic granulomatous gastritis characterized by giant gastric folds with noncaseating epithelioid granulomas including giant cells in the corpus. No definite etiologic factors were detected. Histology and the rapid urease test indicated that H. pylori was present in both the antrum and corpus. The granulomatous gastritis with giant gastric folds improved after H. pylori eradication. This case suggests an association between isolated granulomatous gastritis and H. pylori infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Daejeon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Yeon Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hye Kyung
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong Ok
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sang Beom
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Soon Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: Dong Soo
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Lee