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. 1969 Nov;10(11):935–939. doi: 10.1136/gut.10.11.935

Spontaneous achlorhydria with atrophic gastritis in the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome

H G Desai, F P Antia
PMCID: PMC1553056  PMID: 5358587

Abstract

This case report describes the occurrence of spontaneous, persistent achlorhydria in a patient with markedly raised basal acid secretion and diarrhoea for over two years (Zollinger-Ellison syndrome). Achlorhydria was due to the rapid development of severe atrophic gastritis in a gastric mucosa that had previously shown markedly increased numbers of parietal cells.

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