PHLEGMONOUS GASTRITIS AS A MANIFESTATION OF SEPSIS
Authors: L. J. Sachs, Alfred Angrist
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1945)

Article1 April 1945PHLEGMONOUS GASTRITIS AS A MANIFESTATION OF SEPSISL. J. SACHS, M.D., ALFRED ANGRIST, M.D.L. J. SACHS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALFRED ANGRIST, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-22-4-563 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHISTORICAL DATAPhlegmonous gastritis has been known for many centuries. Galen3described symptoms that point to an "abscess or a phlegmonous or erysipelatous tumor of the stomach." Several physicians of the Middle Ages, for instance Avicenna,1Balescon de Tarente,1Piso,1and others, dealt with this subject. The first case report was written in 1594 by Forestus.1His diagnosis was made clinically. Since the patient recovered, we have no proof that the diagnosis was correct. In 1695 Sand1published the first case where the clinical diagnosis was confirmed at autopsy. Since then, reports have been more frequent. In 1919, Sundberg1was...Bibliography1. SUNDBERG H: Ueber gastric Phlegmone, Nord. Med. Arkiv, 1919, li, 303-954. Google Scholar2. GERSTER JC: Phlegmonous gastritis, Ann. Surg., 1927, lxxxv, 668-682. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. KONJETZNY GE: Handb. d. spez. path. Anat. u. Hist., F. Henke und O. Lubarsch, Springer, Berlin, 1928, iv, Part 2, 768. Google Scholar4. ELIASONWRIGHT EM: Phlegmonous gastritis, Surg. Clin. N. Am., 1938, xviii, 1553-1564. Google Scholar5. BERG H (Quoted by Y. OLSSON8): Two cases of phlegmonous gastritis, Acta radiol., 1932, xiii, 134-142. Google Scholar6. CUTLERHARRISON ECH: Phlegmonous gastritis, Surg. Gynec., and Obst., 1940, lxx, 234-240. Google Scholar7. WATSON WL: Phlegmonous gastritis, Am. Jr. Surg., 1932, xviii, 113-122. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. OLSSON Y: Two cases of phlegmonous gastritis, Acta radiol., 1932 xiii, 134-142. Google Scholar9. VASSSIRCA ADM: Localized subacute phlegmonous gastritis (so-called botryomycosis) simulating pyloric carcinoma, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1941, xxxxvi, 59-63. Google Scholar10. BARNETTHARRIS TDP: Acute phlegmonous gastritis in pregnancy, Brit. Med. Jr., 1939, ii, 167-168. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. KRAUSE E: Ueber Gastritis phlegmonosa, Inaug. Diss. Muenchen, 1932. Google Scholar12. MARSHALL CJ: Phlegmonous gastritis, Brit. Jr. Surg., 1935, xxii, 629-630. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. PETIT-DUTAILLISBERTRANDBOPPEWAITZ DI: Deux cas de phlegmon diffus de l'estomac, Ann. d'anat. path. Par., 1929, vi, 391-404. Google Scholar14. ALTERN N: Discussion of paper on "Phlegmonous Gastritis" (Erysipelas of Stomach?) by Harrison S. Martland, in Proceedings of N. Y. Path. Soc., Nov. 8, 1928; Arch. Path., 1929, vii, 369-371. Google Scholar15. KLEMPERER P: Discussion of paper on "Phlegmonous Gastritis" (Erysipelas of Stomach?) by Harrison S. Martland, in Proceedings of N. Y. Path. Soc., Nov. 8, 1928; Arch. Path., 1929, vii, 369-371. Google Scholar16. MORTONSTABINS JJSJ: Phlegmonous gastritis of B. aerogenes capsulatus origin, Ann. Surg., 1928, lxxxvii, 848-854. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. BOCKUS HL: Gastro-enterology, The esophagus and stomach, W. B. Saunders, Philadelphia & London, 1943, i, 263. Google Scholar18. ROSENOW EC: The causation of gastric and duodenal ulcer by st0reptococci, Collected Papers of the Mayo Clinic, 1916; viii, 45-87. Google Scholar19. CONTINI V: Phlegmon, experimental study, Prat. Chirurg., 1937-1938, V, Part I, 133-139. Google Scholar20. SYMMERS D (Quoted by SHATARA): Phlegmonous gastritis. Report of case, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1918, lxxi, 2130-2131. Google Scholar21. SIMMONSVON GLAHN JSWC: The effect of "ground glass" on the gastrointestinal tract of dogs, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1918, lxxi, 2127-2130. CrossrefGoogle Scholar22. WILKIE AL: Bacteriology of cholecystitis; clinical and experimental study, Brit. Jr. Surg., 1928, xv, 450-465. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Jamaica, Long Island, N. Y.*Received for publication May 16, 1944.From the Department of Pathology, Queens General Hospital, Jamaica, Long Island, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAcute phlegmonous gastritisPhlegmonous GastritisSubacute phlegmonous gastritis simulating intramural neoplasm: Case report and reviewCase 42371Acute Phlegmonous Gastritis 1 April 1945Volume 22, Issue 4Page: 563-584KeywordsAbscessesAutopsyGastritisSepsisStomach ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1945 PDF downloadLoading ...