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. 1993 Aug;34(8):1142–1144. doi: 10.1136/gut.34.8.1142

Phlegmonous gastritis: an unusual presenting symptom of Sjögren's syndrome.

M L van Leeuwen 1, H L Tjiong 1, M van Blankenstein 1, A H Mulder 1, C M Bakker 1
PMCID: PMC1374371  PMID: 8174970

Abstract

This case report describes the histological and macroscopic changes seen within a few months in the gastric mucosa of a 28 year old woman patient with upper abdominal symptoms. With hindsight these changes were the first signs of Sjögren's syndrome.

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