Emphysematous gastritis.
Emphysematous gastritis is a rare condition in which gas collects within the stomach wall secondary to infection by gas-producing organisms. The authors report a case of an 82-year-old diabetic man admitted for altered mental status, fever, and leukocytosis. Intramural air within the gastric wall was incidentally found by computed tomography. The case is discussed and differential diagnosis, early diagnosis, and outcome are reviewed.
Allan
Katherine
K
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA.
Barriga
Jose
J
Afshani
Mansoor
M
Davila
Rene
R
Tombazzi
Claudio
C
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004646:Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005756:Gastritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography