[Chronic gastritis in children]. / Les gastrites chroniques chez l'enfant.
Tunis Med
; 85(9): 756-60, 2007 Sep.
Article
em Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18254306
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Active gastritis, atrophic gastritis (AG) and intestinal metaplasia are lesions associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in adults.AIM:
To assess the prevalence of chronic gastritis, its histological characteristics and clinical features in children.METHODS:
345 children (M/F 151/194, mean age 8.6 +/- 3.7 years; range 1-18 years) were enrolled, referred for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGI endo) with clinical manifestations of gastritis, i.e., recurrent abdominal pain (n = 232, 67.2%), upper gastrointestinal bleeding (n = 59, 17.1%) and miscellaneous (n = 53, 15.3%). Four perendoscopic gastric biopsy specimens (antrum 2, fundus 2) were taken. Biopsies were assessed and graded according to the updated Sydney system. H. pylori infection was considered if 2 out 3 tests were positive (culture, histology and rapid urease test), whereas 3 concordant negative results identified H. pylori negative children.RESULTS:
H. pylori infection and chronic gastritis were detected in 215/345 (62.3%) (M/F 104/117, sex ratio M/F = 0.89) and 221/345 (64.05%) children, respectively. Recurrent abdominal pain (n = 149, 67.4%) was the main clinical features of chronic gastritis followed by vomiting (n = 43, 19.5%) and upper gastrointestinal bleeding (n = 41, 18.6%). Any clinical features were however found to be specific. UGI endo showed; nodular gastritis (n = 90, 40.72%), congestive gastritis (n = 84, 38%), gastric ulcer (n = 9), bulbar ulcer (n = 5) and normal (n = 47, 21.2%). Chronic gastritis was active in 115 cases (52%) and was significantly associated with nodular gastritis (p < 0.05). Thirty two chronic gastritis (14.4%) exhibited AG (M/F 16/16, mean age 9.4 +/- 3.4 years) and 30/32 (93.7%) were H. pylori positive. AG was significantly associated with H. pylori infection (p < 0.0001) and nodular gastritis (p < 0.005). Active, follicular and AG were significantly associated with H. pylori infection (p < 0.00001). Three patients exhibited intestinal metaplasia.CONCLUSION:
Chronic gastritis is frequent in children. Any clinical features were found to be specific. It significantly associated H. pylori infection and nodular gastritis. Atrophic gastritis was found in 14.5% of children.
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Assunto principal:
Gastrite
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Tunis Med
Ano de publicação:
2007
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Article