Autoimmune Atrophic Gastritis
Clinical
- Rare
- Frequently results in
- Achlorhydria
- Hypergastrinemia
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Iron deficiency
- Loss of pepsin
- Associated with development of intestinal type gastric adenocarcinoma
- Risk is very low in USA
- Risk significantly increased only in regions with a high endemic risk of gastric carcinoma
