| phlegmonous gastritis | <radiology> Aetiology: septicaemia, local abscess, postoperative stomach, complication of gastric ulcer/cancer, organism: streptococcus, symptoms: severe fulminant illness, may vomit pus, location: usually limited to stomach not extending beyond the pylorus, submucosa most severely affected gastric layer, XR: barium dissection into submucosa and serosa (12 Dec 1998) |
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| phlegmonous | Denoting phlegmon. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| phlegmonous abscess | Circumscribed suppuration characterised by intense surrounding inflammatory reaction which produces induration and thickening of the affected area. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phlegmonous cellulitis | An obsolete term for diffuse phlegmon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phlegmonous enteritis | Severe acute inflammation of the intestine, with edematous bowel wall infiltrated with pus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phlegmonous erysipelas | A form marked by invasion of the subcutaneous tissues, with the formation of deep-seated abscesses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phlegmonous mastitis | Old term for abscess or cellulitis of the breast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phlegmonous ulcer | A ulcer accompanied by inflammation of the neighboring tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alkaline reflux gastritis | An inflammation of the gastric mucosa believed to be caused by irritating factors in bile. Synonym: alkaline reflux gastritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atrophic gastritis | Chronic gastritis with atrophy of the mucous membrane and destruction of the peptic glands, sometimes associated with pernicious anaemia or gastric carcinoma; also applied to gastric atrophy without inflammatory changes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bile gastritis | An inflammation of the gastric mucosa believed to be caused by irritating factors in bile. Synonym: alkaline reflux gastritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastritis | <pathology> Inflammation of the stomach. (18 Nov 1997) |
| gastritis, atrophic | Chronic gastritis with mucosal atrophy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gastritis cystica polyposa | Large sessile mucosal polyps arising in the stomach proximal to an old gastroenterostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastritis fibroplastica | An obsolete term for gastritis with fibrosis and sclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastritis, hypertrophic | Gastritis with hypertrophy of gastric mucosa folds. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea, weight loss, excessive mucus secretion, and hypoproteinaemia. (12 Dec 1998) |