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• atrophic adj : wasting away with a decrease in the size of the relevant part, such as cell, organ. ...

• Helicobacter pylori infection, reflux esophagitis, and atrophic gastritis: An unexplored triangle.
• However, little is known about the role of H, pylori infection in reflux esophagitis and the relationship between reflux esophagitis and atrophic gastritis needs to be clarified. We sought to identify the possible interrelationships among Helicobacter pylori infection, reflux esophagitis, and atrophic gastritis, to signal areas in which researchers should consider focusing their attention. ... pylori infection, atrophic gastritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), secretion of gastric acid, and gastric motility published between 1966 and July 1997. ... pylori infection may lead to atrophic gastritis (and hence hypochlorhydia) through both bacterial and host factors, although gastric atrophy and subsequent intestinal metaplasia are hostile to H. ...

• ATROPHIC RHINITIS - Page 1.
• Atrophic rhinitis, (AR) is a transmissible disease of swine that is characterized by both rhinitis and wasting away or lack of growth of the turbinate bones in the nose. ...
• This discussion will be limited to atrophic rhinitis.
• There are extensive reports in the veterinary literature regarding atrophic rhinitis. The oldest of these reports date back to a German scientist's 1831 description of atrophic rhinitis. ...
• Atrophic rhinitis is widespread among the U. ... Various authors report that 25-75% of all slaughter swine have evidence of atrophic rhinitis. ...
• Irritating gases in the pig's environment and concurrent diseases such as diarrhea or chronic pneumonia have been suggested but not verified as factors causing intensification of atrophic rhinitis.
• Comparison with noninfected litter mates followed to slaughter, however, showed that infection in this case did not result in the development of a lasting, growth-retarding form of atrophic rhinitis. This emphasizes the important role of secondary invaders and environmental management in the atrophic rhinitis complex.
• Atrophic rhinitis is spread in three common ways. ...
• It has been estimated that atrophic rhinitis causes a production loss of 5-10% in the average herd. Losses can be much higher than this when atrophic rhinitis becomes severe and is complicated by poor management. ...

• Atrophic Vaginitis.
• What is Atrophic Vaginitis? .
• Atrophic vaginitis is a skin condition of the vulva and vagina. ... Atrophic vaginitis can occur at any age. ... Atrophic vaginitis does not affect all women. ...
• What are the Signs and Symptoms of Atrophic Vaginitis? .
• How is Atrophic Vaginitis Diagnosed (Identified)? .
• This information is used to determine if you have the changes seen with atrophic vaginitis. ...
• What is the Cause of Atrophic Vaginitis? .
• A lack or decrease in estrogen in the vulvar and vaginal areas causes atrophic vaginitis. ... When a women's estrogen begins to decrease some women will develop atrophic vaginitis. ...
• What is the Treatment of Atrophic Vaginitis? .

•  Diseases > Atrophic rhinitis > Symptoms.
• Atrophic rhinitis .
• - Treatments for Atrophic rhinitis .
• Symptoms of Atrophic rhinitis .
• General information about symptoms of Atrophic rhinitis: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Atrophic rhinitis. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Atrophic rhinitis. Furthermore, symptoms of Atrophic rhinitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Atrophic rhinitis. ...
• List of symptoms of Atrophic rhinitis: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Atrophic rhinitis includes: .
• More symptoms of Atrophic rhinitis: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Atrophic rhinitis, underlying causes of Atrophic rhinitis, associated conditions for Atrophic rhinitis, risk factors for Atrophic rhinitis, or other related conditions. ...
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• Atrophic Gastritis.
• In atrophic gastritis the mucosa is so thin that the submucosal vessels become clearly visible. ...

• Atrophic gastritis and helicobacter pylori infection in patients with reflux esophagitis treated with omeprazole or fundoplication.
• Helicobacter pylori infection causes chronic gastritis, which can lead to atrophic gastritis, itself a precursor of gastric cancer. ... pylori, and can also raise gastrin levels, both of which favor atrophic gastritis. ... pylori infection, omeprazole therapy and the development of atrophic gastritis. ...
• During follow-up, 2 developed moderate to severe gastritis and also atrophic gastritis. This corresponds to an annual increase in atrophic gastritis of 0. ...
• Atrophic gastritis developed in 31 percent ot these patients, for an annual increase of 6. ...
• pylori negative patients: Initially, none of these patients had active gastritis or atrophic gastritis. ...
• Atrophic gastritis was present in one patient initially; this number did not change at follow-up. ...
• pylori are at risk for developing atrophic gastritis. ... pylori negative, however, are not at increased risk for atrophic gastritis. ...
• pylori infection is not associated with atrophic gastritis in the absence of acid-suppression. ...
• pylori are at significantly higher risk for developing atrophic gastritis than those who are not infected. ...
• Because of the problems with comparing the two cohorts, I do not believe the data show that patients receiving omeprazole therapy who are not infected are not at increased risk for atrophic gastritis. Furthermore, it is not possible to extrapolate these results to therapeutic efficacy -- we don't know if antibiotic treatment will decrease the incidence of atrophic gastritis in these patients and thus make omeprazole therapy "safer". ...
• Given its high prevalence in the upper age groups, treatment in order to prevent atrophic gastritis and gastric cancer would be an enormously expensive proposition. ...

• Index Illustration Atrophic Vaginitis .
• What is atrophic vaginitis? .
• Atrophic vaginitis is shrinkage, irritation, and dryness of the vagina caused by a change in vaginal tissue. ...
• Atrophic vaginitis may occur: .
• The symptoms of atrophic vaginitis are: .
• To diagnose atrophic vaginitis, your health care provider will do a pelvic exam to check the health of your vaginal tissue. ...
• How can I take care of myself and prevent the symptoms of atrophic vaginitis? .
• To help reduce or prevent symptoms of atrophic vaginitis during or after menopause: .

• Atrophic vaginitis is diagnosed using a combination of physical examination and laboratory findings. It is important that a diagnosis of atrophic vaginitis not be assumed in postmenopausal women who have urogenital complaints. 4 Vaginal infections or exogenous agents can either cause or worsen the symptoms of atrophic vaginitis. ...
• The gynecologic examination in postmenopausal women should be performed using a small lubricated speculum to avoid causing damage to the fragile atrophic vaginal tissues or discomfort to the patient. 5 The following genital and urethral signs of urogenital atrophy will likely be evident and are consistent with a diagnosis of atrophic vaginitis. ...
• This table gives a summary of the laboratory diagnosis of atrophic vaginitis. ...
• Atrophic cytologic chages, including increase in proportion of parabasal cells.

• Annular atrophic plaques of skin (Christianson's Disease).
• Atrophic plaques with white borders are occasionally seen on sun-exposed areas of the skin. ... This condition is referred to as annular atrophic plaques of skin and we describe a typical case. ...
• Annular atrophic plaques of the skin is an uncommon condition described in 1967 by Christianson 1, 2 . The initial lesions, which generally occur in sun-exposed areas, are small atrophic macules that develop insidiously and gradually enlarge to become annular with either atrophic or normal looking skin in the center. ...
• Annular atrophic plaque on the dorsum of the foot with raised borders.
• 2 to 4 cm in size, had thickened margins, and exhibited central atrophic or normal looking skin. ...
• Christianson 1, 2 described annular, atrophic plaques in two farmers who initially developed small, white, atrophic macules. The onset was insidious and the lesions gradually progressed, enlarged, and became annular, exhibiting centers with either atrophic or normal appearing skin. ...
• 3-8 Most of the cases described had lesions limited to the face and hence the condition was referred to as annular, atrophic plaques of the face. ...
• 8 It is possible that in some patients, annular, atrophic plaques may be an end-stage of one of these conditions. ...
• Annular atrophic plaques of the face. ...
• Annular atrophic plaques of the face. ...
• Annular atrophic plaques of the face. An entity or an annular atrophic discoid lupus erythematosus. ...
• Annular atrophic plaques of the face. A variety of atrophic discoid lupus erythematosus? Arch Dermatol 1976;112(8):1143-5. ...

• Menopausal atrophic exocervical smear : sheets of basal cells and naked nuclei. ...
• Sometimes it is difficult to separate these cells from atrophic endocervical cells. ...
• Atrophic menopausal smear, bloody, with groups of basal squamous cells and numerous histiocytes. ...
• Atrophic menopausal smear, bloody, with groups of basal squamous cells and numerous histiocytes (arrows). ...
• Atrophic menopausal smear, bloody, with a group of basal squamous cells and many histiocytes. ...
• Atrophic menopausal smear with rare basal squamous cells and numerous histiocytes, sometimes multinucleated. ...
• Atrophic and inflammatory menopausal smear, containing small pseudo parakeratotic cells (red necrosis) and nuclear degenerative changes. ...
• Atrophic, inflammatory and necrotic menopausal smear, containing small pseudo parakeratotic cells (ellipse) and nuclear degenerative changes (arrows). ...
• Atrophic, inflammatory and necrotic menopausal smear, containing small pseudo parakeratotic cells (red necrosis) and nuclear degenerative changes. ...
• Atrophic, inflammatory and necrotic menopausal smear, containing small pseudo parakeratotic cells (red necrosis) and nuclear degenerative changes. ...
• Atrophic epithelium is fragile explaining the bloody background. ...
• Atrophic menopausal smear, showing no degenerative changes. ...
• Bloody menopausal atrophic smear: some squamous parabasal cells, one with an enlarged nucleus: atrophic changes. ...
• Very inflammatory menopausal atrophic smear: a cluster of parabasal squamous cells without atypia. ...
• Very inflammatory menopausal atrophic smear: a cluster of parabasal squamous cells and isolated cells with some nuclear atypia (slight enlargement) and cytoplasmic changes (acidophilia, vacuoles). ...
• Very inflammatory menopausal atrophic smear: a cluster of parabasal squamous cells and isolated cells with some nuclear atypia (slight enlargement and hyperchromasia) and cytoplasmic changes (acidophilia, vacuoles). ...

• Atrophic vaginitis can cause itching, burning, and sexual discomfort — but treatments are available.
• Atrophic vaginitis, the medical term for this condition, occurs as a result of deterioration of the vaginal tissue. ... Women with atrophic vaginitis may also experience vaginal itching, burning, frequent urination, or vaginal discharge.
• Women with atrophic vaginitis are also at risk for infectious vaginitis. ... If a woman’s atrophic vaginitis symptoms become more pronounced or if the vaginal discharge changes or increases, she should be tested for infectious vaginitis and skin problems of the vulva, which usually respond quickly to topical and oral medications.

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