A fatal case of emphysematous gastritis and esophagitis.
Emphysematous gastritis is a rare form of infectious gastritis characterized by intramural gas production by gas forming organisms. We report a fatal case of this disorder with involvement of both stomach and esophagus in a 76 yr old man who had a past history of alcohol abuse, and whose recent therapy included nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents.
McKelvie
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Department of Anatomical Pathology, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria.
Fink
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MA
D000368:Aged; D004646:Emphysema / Q000473:pathology*; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male