Catalog
Autoimmune gastritis
Link to WHO Definition
Autoimmune gastritis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/248006617
A type of chronic atrophic gastritis restricted to gastric body mucosa, and characterised by a severe atrophy of the acid secreting glands and achlorhydria. This is usually associated with serum antiparietal cell antibody, with or without pernicious anaemia.