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ArticleCureus2023

A Rare Case of Phlegmonous Gastritis in a Previously Healthy Male: A Case Report.

Omar M Masarweh, Raj Shah, Feras Al-Moussally, Andy Huang, Basher Atiquzzaman

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. An Under-Recognised Rapidly Fatal Condition: Phlegmonous Gastritis.European journal of case reports in internal medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Omar M MasarwehDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Healthcare, Orlando, USA.
Raj ShahDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Healthcare, Orlando, USA.
Feras Al-MoussallyDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Central Florida, Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) Healthcare, Orlando, USA.
Andy HuangMedicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando, USA.
Basher AtiquzzamanInternal Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.
Florida College · USUniversity of Central Florida · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Though rare, phlegmonous gastritis (PG) is a serious and life-threatening infection of the gastric submucosa and mucosa. Many factors have been associated with PG, including malignancy, chronic alcohol use, and immunocompromised states. Clinical presentation of PG is often non-specific, and diagnosis is often delayed. Early recognition and starting antibiotics significantly reduce overall mortality. We describe a case of a previously healthy male who presented with moderate abdominal pain and was found to have PG that was treated with an extensive course of antibiotics and total parental nutrition. Contrary to previously described cases in the literature, our patient had no predisposing factors, highlighting the importance of suspecting PG even in the absence of such factors and demonstrating the effectiveness of antibiotics in this disease.

Indexed as

antibiotics therapydiffuse phlegmonous gastritisgastric wall thickeninggastritismicroabscessphlegmonous gastritispurulent emesisupper endoscopy

Identifiers

PMID36938228
PMCPMC10022251
OpenAlexW4320916270

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