TY - JOUR
T1 - Sarcina Organisms in the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
T2 - A Report of 3 Cases With Varying Presentations
AU - Propst, Robert
AU - Denham, Laura
AU - Deisch, Jeremy K.
AU - Kalra, Tejinder
AU - Zaheer, Salman
AU - Silva, Kimberly
AU - Magaki, Shino
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2019.
PY - 2020/4/1
Y1 - 2020/4/1
N2 - Sarcina species are anaerobic gram-positive cocci rarely seen in the upper gastrointestinal tract and associated with delayed gastric emptying. We present 3 cases of Sarcina infection with varying clinical presentations including the first reported case of Sarcina in a patient with eosinophilic esophagitis. Although the pathogenesis of Sarcina is unclear, awareness of the bacteria is important as they can usually only be detected on histopathologic examination of upper gastrointestinal biopsies. Treatment in symptomatic patients may prevent severe complications such as emphysematous gastritis and gastric perforation.
AB - Sarcina species are anaerobic gram-positive cocci rarely seen in the upper gastrointestinal tract and associated with delayed gastric emptying. We present 3 cases of Sarcina infection with varying clinical presentations including the first reported case of Sarcina in a patient with eosinophilic esophagitis. Although the pathogenesis of Sarcina is unclear, awareness of the bacteria is important as they can usually only be detected on histopathologic examination of upper gastrointestinal biopsies. Treatment in symptomatic patients may prevent severe complications such as emphysematous gastritis and gastric perforation.
KW - Sarcina
KW - delayed gastric emptying
KW - eosinophilic esophagitis
KW - gastrointestinal tract
KW - pediatric
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U2 - 10.1177/1066896919873715
DO - 10.1177/1066896919873715
M3 - Article
C2 - 31496372
SN - 1066-8969
VL - 28
SP - 206
EP - 209
JO - International Journal of Surgical Pathology
JF - International Journal of Surgical Pathology
IS - 2
ER -