GASTRIC ULCER DURING STEROID THERAPY IN A PATIENT WITH PERSISTENT ACHLORHYDRIA: EFFECTS OF ANTIRHEUMATIC MEDICATION
Authors: E F TRAUT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Case Reports1 December 1958GASTRIC ULCER DURING STEROID THERAPY IN A PATIENT WITH PERSISTENT ACHLORHYDRIA: EFFECTS OF ANTIRHEUMATIC MEDICATIONEUGENE F. TRAUT, M.D., F.A.C.P.EUGENE F. TRAUT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-6-1410 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe ultimate cause of gastric or duodenal ulcer is unknown. That such ulcers should be grouped as "peptic" is debatable.Theories, old but still current, conceive ulcer as (1) a sequel to a more diffuse gastritis (Cruveilhier); (2) ischemia resulting organically from embolism or arteriosclerosis (Virchow, Hauser), or functionally from arterial spasm in the duodenal or stomach wall; (3) from chemical changes in the visceral wall or in the gastric secretions; (4) neurogenic, as a sequel to a lesion of the brain, a disturbance of the vegetative nervous system, or a malfunctioning psyche.1, 2The chemical pathogenesis of ulcer has...Bibliography1. Palmer WL: Peptic ulcer, in Portis, S. A.: Diseases of the digestive system, 2nd Ed., 1944, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 184. Google Scholar2. Kalk H: Magen und Duodenalgeschwür, in Klemperer, G., and Klemperer, F.: Neue Deutsche Klinik, Vol. 6, 1930, Urban und Schwarzenberg, Berlin, p. 606. Google Scholar3. KantorKasich JLAM: Handbook of digestive diseases, 1949, The C. V. Mosby Co., St. Louis, p. 145. Google Scholar4. Cushing H: Peptic ulcer and the interbrain, in Pituitary body, hypothalamus and parasympathetic nervous system, 1932, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, p. 205. Google Scholar5. PeakeViergiverVan LoonDuncan WPEEJGG: The determination and clinical value of uropepsinogen, J. A. M. A. 162: 1441 (Dec. 15) 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Brown RC: Ulcer of the stomach, duodenum and jejunum, in Christian H. A.: Oxford medicine, 1946, Oxford University Press, New York, p. 172. Google Scholar7. Selye H: "Conditioning" versus permissive action of hormones, J. Clin. Endocrinol. and Metabolism 14: 1272, 1954. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. GrayRamseyThorn SJCGGW: Adrenal influences on the stomach: peptic ulcer in Addison's disease during adrenal steroid therapy, Ann. Int. Med. 45: 73-87 (July) 1956. LinkGoogle Scholar9. Selye H (a) : Stress, 1951, Acta, Inc., Montreal, p. 697. (b) Selye, H.: Annual report on stress, 1951, Acta, Inc., Montreal, p. 409. Google Scholar10. KammererRivelis WHAL: Effects of hydrocortisone, prednisone and prednisolone on gastric secretion in humans, Ann. Rheumat. Dis. 15: 397, 1956. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication August 4, 1958.From the Medical Service of Presbyterian-St. Luke's Hospital of Chicago and the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Eugene F. Traut, M.D., Medical Arts Building, Oak Park, Illinois. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited bySIDE EFFECTS OF SYSTEMIC ADRENAL STEROTD THERAPY. * 1 December 1958Volume 49, Issue 6Page: 1410-1414KeywordsAchlorhydriaDuodenal ulcersGastric ulcersHospital medicineMedical servicesPathogenesisPeptic ulcersSteroid therapyStomachUlcers ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...