title: Emphysematous gastritis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA.
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barriga
authors.forename: Mansoor
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afshani
authors.forename: Rene
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Davila
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tombazzi
mesh_terms: 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