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Gastrospirillum hominis in acute gastric erosion
A J al-Himyary1, R I Zabaneh, S S Zabaneh
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Southern Medical Journal
|November 1, 1994
Abstract:
Gastrospirillum hominis is a spirochete that has been described in association with chronic gastritis and duodenal ulcers. We report the case of a patient having acute gastric erosion in whom biopsy showed abundant organisms. The erosion resolved while the patient was receiving sucralfate and omeprazole therapy. We discuss the histopathology and mode of transmission of G hominis, along with the role of antibiotic therapy.