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Chronic autoimmune gastritis (CAG)

Partial/complete disappearance of parietal cells leading to impairment of hydrochloric acid and intrinsic factor production.


Clinical features

Microsoft Word - Clinical manifestations of chronic atrophic gas
Clinical manifestations of chronic atrophic gastritis (CAG) | Rodriguez-Castro, K. I., Franceschi, M., Noto, A., Miraglia, C., Nouvenne, A., Leandro, G., … Di Mario, F. (2018). Clinical manifestations of chronic atrophic gastritis. Acta Bio-Medica : Atenei Parmensis, 89(8-S), 88–92. https://doi.org/10.23750/abm.v89i8-S.7921

Coexisting autoimmune diseases:

  • Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (40% cases)
  • Vitiligo
  • Type 1 diabetes mellitus

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