Open Journal of Gastroenterology

Volume 8, Issue 3 (March 2018)

ISSN Print: 2163-9450   ISSN Online: 2163-9469

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Varioliform Gastritis after Ibuprofen Poisoning

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DOI: 10.4236/ojgas.2018.83011    776 Downloads   1,705 Views  

ABSTRACT

Diffuse varioliform gastritis is a rare attack of the gastric mucosa occurring mostly on atopic ground. This report is based on the observation of a 16-year-old girl with diffuse varioliform gastritis discovered after an internal medical examination via endoscope after attempting a suicidal act by overdosing herself with Ibuprofen. After the medical examination of the patient. Despite the quantity of ingested ibuprofen and presence of Helicobacter pylori on the biopsie, the particularity of this study is that there is no exudative lesion of the gastric mucosa. With hélicobacter pylori eradication evolution was favorable.

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Irénée, A. , Arnaud, M. , Clausina, A. , Lucie Charlotte, A. , Jile Florient, M. , Ngala, I. , Gassaye, D. , Firmin, B. and Jean-Rosaire, I. (2018) Varioliform Gastritis after Ibuprofen Poisoning. Open Journal of Gastroenterology, 8, 103-106. doi: 10.4236/ojgas.2018.83011.

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