Eidt S, Schrappe M, Fischer R. Analysis of antral biopsy specimens for evidence of acquired mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue in HIV1-seropositive and HIV1-negative patients.
Scand J Gastroenterol 1995;
30:635-9. [PMID:
7481524 DOI:
10.3109/00365529509096305]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
There is conflicting evidence concerning the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori gastritis in HIV1-infected patients. Furthermore, a possible influence of immunodeficiency on the acquisition of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) in the antral mucosa remains to be elucidated.
METHODS
Seventy-seven consecutive HIV1-infected patients (mean age, 40.2 years) were compared in a prospective study with 77 HIV1-negative age-matched patients, using immunohistochemical stainings.
RESULTS
In HIV1-infected patients the prevalence of H. pylori gastritis was lower and the inflammatory reaction less pronounced than in controls. Lymphoid follicles and intraepithelial B cells were significantly more often detected in HIV1-negative patients.
CONCLUSIONS
Evidence of acquired MALT is only rarely found in HIV1-infected patients. These findings might contribute to the explanation of why low-grade gastric MALT lymphomas have not been reported in HIV1-infected patients so far.
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