Gastritis with Bleeding


68 year-old woman with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Endoscopy revealed several linear erosions with bleeding in the gastric antrum. The gross appearance resembles that of watermelon stomach, but the linear erosions in this case were clearly evident.


37 year-old woman with hematemesis (vomiting blood). Endoscopy demonstrated inflammation with prominent erosions in the gastric body (left) and diffuse bleeding from inflammation in the gastric fundus, seen on retroflexion (right).

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