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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2015· item PMID:25834344

Fulminant phlegmonitis of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum due to Bacillus thuringiensis. We report a case of phlegmonitis of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum in patient in an immunocompromised state. Culture of gastric juice and blood yielded Bacillus thuringiensis. This case showed that even low-virulence bacilli can cause lethal gastrointestinal phlegmonous gastritis in conditions of immunodeficiency.