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Sarcinaventriculi in association with gastric ulcer: a case report
Ankita Simkhada1, Pritha Acharya1, Shreya Shrivastav1
1Department of Pathology, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal.
Abstract:
Sarcina ventriculi is a species of Gram-positive bacteria which has been reported in patients with delayed gastric emptying as well as in association with cases of gastric ulcer and gastric carcinoma. Although it has been reported frequently in veterinary cases as a cause of fatal diseases, the exact pathogenesis in humans has yet to be identified. We report here a case of an elderly male who presented with haematemesis following which an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was done and a gastric ulcer was revealed. Histopathological examination revealed S. ventriculi in association with the ulcer.
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