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HELICOBACTER PYLORI IN DYSPEPSIA PATIENTS, IN DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE,M.DJAMIL HOSPITAL PADANG
Author(s) -
Zubir Nasrul,
Elfina Dona
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.214
H-Index - 130
eISSN - 1440-1746
pISSN - 0815-9319
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.00a21.x
Subject(s) - medicine , histopathology , gastroenterology , helicobacter pylori , chronic gastritis , gastritis , helicobacter , biopsy , population , pathology , environmental health
Objective Helicobacter pylori infection is probably the most common infection caused by pathogenic bacteria in the world and affected more than a half of the world population. This bacteria caused ‐ many gasroduodenal pathology causing chronic dyspepsia including chronic active gastritis,peptic ulcer and gastric malignancy. Investigation in dyspepsia patients for helicobacter pylori infections. Material & Method Forty‐dyspeptic patients were examined for endoscopy upper gastrointestinal tract, biopsy for histopathology ‐ examination. Result The symptom of dyspepsia patients were epigastric tenderness (100%), Abnormalities endoscopically were found on 39 (97.5%) cases, the gastric abnormalities were chronic antral gastritis 24 (60%), esophagogastritis 7(17.5%), gastric ulcer 3(7.5%). Twenty‐fourt from 40 patients were anti‐helicobacter pylori positive.( 60%) and histopathology examination were positive 18 ( 45% ).The histopathology examination found atrophy 18(45%), MN 18‐(45%),PMN 18(45%),metaplastic 4 (10%). Conclusion The prevalence of helicobacter pylori in dyspeptic patients were 60% (serology) and 45% (histopathology).