Gastritis; acute

Alternative names:

acute gastritis

Definition:

A sudden inflammation of the lining of the stomach.

Causes, incidence, and risk factors:

Causes include medications, alcohol, ingestion of corrosive substances, or extreme physiological stress. Acute gastritis is often associated with a severe, acute illness, or trauma. The risk factors are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use (NSAIDs), recent heavy alcohol use, or physiological stress such a major surgery, head trauma, renal failure, liver failure, respiratory failure. The incidence is 8 out of 1,000 people.