title: Emphysematous gastritis: a deadly infectious disease.
abstract: We report a case of emphysematous gastritis with secondary peritonitis. Despite aggressive surgical intervention and appropriate antimicrobial treatment, the patient ran a fulminant course leading to death. Review of the literature in the past 20 y provided additional information on this disease entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Br, Yunlin, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Ta
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Wei-Yu
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Liao
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004646:Emphysema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed