title: Acute necrotizing gastritis in a patient with peptic ulcer disease.
abstract: Gangrene of the stomach is a rare, often fatal disease which may be due to vascular, chemical, mechanical, or infectious etiologies. The infectious type, acute necrotizing gastritis, is thought to be a variant of phlegmonous gastritis, which has been associated with recent large intake of alcohol, "gastritis," and upper respiratory tract infections. Our patient, who had a history of peptic ulcer disease and gastric outlet obstruction, presented with abdominal pain, hypotension, and pneumomediastinum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Ilardi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kurtz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bank
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D005756:Gastritis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000150:complications*; D011707:Pyloric Stenosis / Q000150:complications*