Extensive Causative Esophagitis Caused by Thermal Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Esophagus thermal injury is a rare case that can be easily overlooked by practitioners. We herein present a case of thermally induced diffuse corrosive esophagitis with complaints of dysphagia and retrosternal chest pain after having steamed pork. A thorough disease course was demonstrated by serial...

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Published inCase reports in gastrointestinal medicine Vol. 2017; no. 2017; pp. 1 - 7
Main Authors Tsai, Hao-Chien, Lim, Cherng-Jyr, Su, Wei-Wen, Yen, Hsu Heng, Lim, Cherng Harng, Chen, Shi-Ting
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2017
Hindawi
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
Subjects
Care and treatment
Case Report
Case reports
Case studies
Cocaine
Diagnosis
Dosage and administration
Dysphagia
Emergency medical care
Endoscopy
Esophagitis
Esophagus
Family medical history
Famotidine
Gastroenterology
Hepatology
Histology
Histopathology
Hospitals
Internal medicine
Medicine
Pain
Proton pump inhibitors
Tea
Taiwan
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Summary:Esophagus thermal injury is a rare case that can be easily overlooked by practitioners. We herein present a case of thermally induced diffuse corrosive esophagitis with complaints of dysphagia and retrosternal chest pain after having steamed pork. A thorough disease course was demonstrated by serials of endoscopy images and video. A comprehensive review of articles and a concise overview of esophageal thermal injury clinical manifestation, disease process, typical endoscopy features, pharmacomanagement option, and outcomes will be conducted in this article.
Bibliography:Academic Editor: Yoshihiro Moriwaki
ISSN:2090-6528
2090-6536
DOI:10.1155/2017/8243567