Acute necrotizing gastritis in a patient with peptic ulcer disease.
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.
Stein
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LB
Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.
Greenberg
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RE
Ilardi
C F
CF
Kurtz
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L
Bank
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S
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*