Collagenous Gastritis: An Unusual Presentation With Tubular Shaped Stomach. (July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cortez, Nathaly; Berzosa, Manuel; Jacobs, Adam; Bloom, Michael
• Is Part Of: Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports. Volume 8(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-07
• Subjects: collagenous gastritis -- stomach -- dyspepsia -- weight loss; Internal medicine -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Periodicals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1177/2324709620944695
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2324-7096

Abstract

Collagenous gastritis is a rare histopathologic entity that causes marked subepithelial collagen deposition in the gastric mucosa. Clinical presentation is diverse, considering only less than 100 cases have been reported. However, we report a unique case of isolated collagenous gastritis in a 71-year-old female who presented with a 6-month history of dyspepsia and 27 kg weight loss. Her endoscopic findings revealed a tubular shaped stomach with diffuse gastric mucosal atrophy, findings that differ with previous case reports of a cobblestone pattern. Treatment remains unclear.