Q. What are the types of chronic gastritis?
Gastroscopic observation shows different types of chronic gastritis:
1. Superficial gastritis: gastric mucosa is red, oedematous, covered with adherent mucous, mucous haemorrhage and small erosions are frequently seen.
2. Atrophic gastritis: the mucous lining becomes thinner, gray or grayish green haemorrhage mucosa irregularly distributed.
3. Hypertrophic gastritis: presents a dull spongy nodular appearance of the mucosa, the edges are irregular thickened with nodular haemorrhages or superficial haemorrhages.