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TL;DR
This is a case report of an 11-year-old girl with hematemesis where gastric biopsy identified Sarcina ventriculi. After empiric antibiotic treatment, her symptoms resolved.
JPGN reports · 3 authors, 2 centres
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This is a case report of an 11-year-old girl with hematemesis where gastric biopsy identified Sarcina ventriculi. After empiric antibiotic treatment, her symptoms resolved.
Histopathology confirmed chronic gastritis with Sarcina ventriculi organisms. The report discusses S. ventriculi's potential role in gastric injury and notes no consensus on treatment.