Erosive gastritis
- Multiple superficial erosions that do not extend beyond the muscularis mucosae and may occasionally cause bleeding
- Subtypes
- Stress-induced gastritis: acute erosions and/or superficial hemorrhages of the stomach caused by critical conditions (e.g., sepsis, shock)
- Reactive gastropathy: injury to the gastric mucosa caused by chronic exposure to irritant endogenous (e.g., bile reflux) or exogenous substances (e.g., alcohol, NSAIDs, aspirin)
- May progress to an ulcer