Acute necrotizing gastritis with gangrene of the stomach wall is a rarely encountered condition. This often a fatal condition if is attributed to vascular occlusion, chemical and mechanical injuries or infectious etiologies. We review the available literature with a case of acute necrotising gastritis with unknown etiology. Case was managed successfully with emergency partial gastrectomy.
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