Stein L B, Greenberg R E, Ilardi C F, Kurtz L, Bank S
Department of Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.
Am J Gastroenterol. 1989 Dec;84(12):1552-4.
Gangrene of the stomach is a rare, often fatal disease which may be due to vascular, chemical, mechanical, or infectious etiologies. The infectious type, acute necrotizing gastritis, is thought to be a variant of phlegmonous gastritis, which has been associated with recent large intake of alcohol, "gastritis," and upper respiratory tract infections. Our patient, who had a history of peptic ulcer disease and gastric outlet obstruction, presented with abdominal pain, hypotension, and pneumomediastinum.
