Table 1.
Endoscopic features according to the Kyoto classification of gastritis.
Typical case of active infection with H. pylori | Present patient | |
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Entire stomach | ||
Atrophy | Present | Present |
Diffuse redness | Present | Present |
Foveolar-hyperplastic polyp | Present | Absent |
Xanthoma | Present | Absent |
Intestinal metaplasia | Present | Absent |
Mucosal swelling | Present | Present |
Patchy redness | Present | Absent |
Depressive erosion | Present | Absent |
Map-like redness | Absent | Absent |
| ||
Gastric body | ||
Enlarged and tortuous folds | Present | Present |
Sticky mucus | Present | Absent |
| ||
Gastric fornix and body | ||
Spotty redness | Present | Present |
Fundic gland polyp | Absent | Absent |
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Lower gastric body to antrum | ||
Nodularity | Present | Absent |
Regular arrangement of collecting venules | Absent | Absent |