Peptic ulcer disease
Etiology
- NSAIDs
 - H. pylori infection
 - Acid hypersecretion, eg, Zollinger-Ellison syndrome (gastrinoma)
 - Idiopathic
 
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Peptic Ulcer Disease." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114476/all/Peptic_ulcer_disease. 
Zeiger RFR. Peptic ulcer disease. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114476/all/Peptic_ulcer_disease. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Peptic ulcer disease. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114476/all/Peptic_ulcer_disease
Zeiger RFR. Peptic Ulcer Disease [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114476/all/Peptic_ulcer_disease.
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