title: Emphysematous gastritis.
abstract: Emphysematous gastritis is a rare infectious disease of the stomach. A patient with fatal emphysematous gastritis associated with empyema thoracis is reported. The diagnosis was suspected as a result of a plain skiagram of the abdomen and was confirmed on CT scan of the abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sud
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lehl
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Bhasin
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Deodhar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004646:Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005756:Gastritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography