Table 6.
Results of histopathology and endoscopic findings in 65 Helicobacter positive dogs (using a combination of diagnostic tests for Helicobacter spp. including rapid urease test, cytology, histopathology, and PCR) and 19 dogs negative for Helicobacter spp.
| Helicobacter Positive | Helicobacter Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Histopathological description | ||
| LPG + | 18 (27.7%) | 4 (21.1%) |
| LPG ++ | 4 (6.2%) | 2 (10.5%) |
| LPG +++ | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| acute purulent gastritis | 2 (3.1%) | - |
| eosinophilic gastritis | - | 2 (10.5%) |
| epithelial injury | 58 (89.2%) | 16 (84.2%) |
| fibrosis | 18 (27.7%) | 5 (26.3%) |
| lymphoid follicular hyperplasia | 28 (43.1%) | 3 (15.8%) |
| non-specific | 37 (56.9%) | 8 (42.1%) |
| neoplasia | 3 (4.6%) | 2 (10.5%) |
| (lymphoma, gastric adenocarcinoma, GI stromal tumor) | (gastric adenocarcinoma, leiomyoma) | |
| Endoscopic findings | ||
| difficult to inflate lumen | 4 (6.15%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| edema | 4 (6.2%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| erosion/ulcer | 16/3 (29.2%) | 2/3 (26.3%) |
| friability | 3 (4.6%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| granularity | 29 (44.6%) | 10 (52.6%) |
| hyperemia | 5 (7.7%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| hypertrophy | 1 (1.5%) | 2 (10.5%) |
| irregularity | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| mass | 1 (1.5%) | 1 (5.3%) |
| normal finding | 22 (33.8%) | 6 (31.6%) |
| polyp | 2 (3.1%) | 3 (15.8%) |
Nonspecific changes-mild edema and hyperemia of lamina propria; LPG, lymphocytic-plasmacytic gastritis.