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This report discusses three cases of phlegmonous gastritis, each with unique endoscopic images, and considers the differential diagnosis of this disease. These cases were initially suspected of scirrhous gastric cancer, gastric syphilis, and acute gastric mucosal lesion.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p><jats:italic>Case 1<\/jats:italic> A 32-year-old Asian man visited our hospital complaining of upper abdominal pain. Endoscopy raised suspicion of scirrhous gastric cancer. However, a histopathological examination showed no malignant cells, thus leading to the diagnosis of phlegmonous gastritis. The patient was started on antibiotic therapy, which was effective.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p><jats:italic>Case 2<\/jats:italic> A 33-year-old Asian man visited our hospital complaining of epigastralgia. Endoscopy raised suspicion of gastric syphilis. However, the serum test for syphilis was negative, and <jats:italic>Streptococcus\u00a0viridans<\/jats:italic> was detected in the biopsy specimen culture, which led to the diagnosis of phlegmonous gastritis.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p>The patient was started on antibiotic therapy, resulting in significant improvement in the endoscopic image after 2\u00a0weeks.<\/jats:p>\n                <jats:p><jats:italic>Case 3<\/jats:italic> A 19-year-old Asian man visited our hospital complaining of epigastric pain. Endoscopy raised suspicion of acute gastric mucosal lesion. A gastric juice culture showed <jats:italic>Pseudomonas\u00a0aeruginosa<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Streptococcus\u00a0viridans<\/jats:italic>, thus leading to the diagnosis of phlegmonous gastritis. The patient was started on antibiotic therapy, resulting in the disappearance of the gastric lesions.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>In severe cases of phlegmonous gastritis, immediate surgical treatment is generally required. However, the endoscopic images are varied and nonspecific. These three cases suggest that clinicians need to consider the differential diagnosis of phlegmonous gastritis and make accurate diagnoses at an early stage.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13256-021-02999-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,5]],"date-time":"2021-09-05T23:02:47Z","timestamp":1630882967000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Phlegmonous gastritis: a case series"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Yoshikazu","family":"Yakami","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Toshihiko","family":"Yagyu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tomoki","family":"Bando","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"2999_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"38","DOI":"10.1055\/s-2007-1018124","volume":"20","author":"JF Aviles","year":"1988","unstructured":"Aviles JF, Fernandez-Seara J, Barcena R, et\u00a0al. 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