title: Phlegmonous gastritis: an unusual presenting symptom of Sjögren's syndrome.
abstract: This case report describes the histological and macroscopic changes seen within a few months in the gastric mucosa of a 28 year old woman patient with upper abdominal symptoms. With hindsight these changes were the first signs of Sjögren's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Academic Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: van Leeuwen
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Tjiong
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Blankenstein
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bakker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D005756:Gastritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*