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    Helicobacter pylori infects the lower stomach and causes inflammation of the gastric mucosa, known as gastritis, which is often asymptomatic. This gastric inflammation from H. pylori infection can lead to duodenal or gastric ulcers over time. Severe complications from ulcers include bleeding or perforation.

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    Helicobacter pylori infects the lower stomach and causes inflammation of the gastric mucosa, known as gastritis, which is often asymptomatic. This gastric inflammation from H. pylori infection can lead to duodenal or gastric ulcers over time. Severe complications from ulcers include bleeding or perforation.

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    Helicobacter pylori infects the lower stomach and causes inflammation of the gastric mucosa, known as gastritis, which is often asymptomatic. This gastric inflammation from H. pylori infection can lead to duodenal or gastric ulcers over time. Severe complications from ulcers include bleeding or perforation.

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    Helicobacter pylori infects the lower stomach and causes inflammation of the gastric mucosa, known as gastritis, which is often asymptomatic. This gastric inflammation from H. pylori infection can lead to duodenal or gastric ulcers over time. Severe complications from ulcers include bleeding or perforation.

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    Helicobacter pylori

    the bacterium causing peptic ulcer disease

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    Infection

    Helicobacter pylori infects the lower part of the stomach, antrum.

    Duodenum Helicobacter pylori Pylorus Antrum

    Helicobacter pylori causes inflammation of the gastric mucosa (gastritis). This is often asymptomatic.

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    Gastric inflammation may lead to duodenal or gastric ulcer. Severe complications include bleeding ulcer and perforated ulcer. Increased acid secretion

    Duodenal ulcer

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    Inflammation

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    Bleeding ulcer
    The Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine

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