A patient has been diagnosed with a gastric ulcer and his serum shows reactivity with Helicobacter pylori antigens. Which of the following is true?
A. Helicobacter pylori infection most likely has nothing to do with the patient's condition
B. The patient will be treated with amoxicillin to eradicate H. pylori colonization and eliminate its recurrence
C. The patient's gastrin-hydrochloric homeostasis has been maintained
D. Damage to the patient's gastric mucosa has been primarily caused by the patient's own immune response
Answer:D
A patient has been diagnosed with a gastric ulcer and his serum shows reactivity with Helicobacter pylori antigens. Which of the following is true?
A. Helicobacter pylori infection most likely has nothing to do with the patient's condition B. The patient will be treated with amoxicillin to eradicate H. pylori colonization and eliminate its recurrence C. The patient's gastrin-hydrochloric homeostasis has been maintained D. Damage to the patient's gastric mucosa has been primarily caused by the patient's own immune response