Aetiology
Causes include:
- helicobacter pylori (1)
- NSAIDs (2)
- alcohol (2)
- stress - trauma, major surgery, septicaemia (3)
References
- Chey WD, Howden CW, Moss SF, et al. ACG clinical guideline: treatment of Helicobacter pylori Infection. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Sep 1;119(9):1730-53.
- Glickman JN, Antonioli DA. Gastritis. Gastrointest Endosc Clin N Am. 2001 Oct;11(4):717-40.
- Martindale RG. Contemporary strategies for the prevention of stress-related mucosal bleeding. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005 May 15;62(10 Suppl 2):S11-7.
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