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- Title
Extensive Causative Esophagitis Caused by Thermal Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
- Authors
Lim, Cherng Harng; Yen, Hsu-Heng; Su, Wei-Wen; Lim, Cherng-Jyr; Tsai, Hao-Chien; Chen, Shi-Ting
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
ESOPHAGUS diseases; GASTROESOPHAGEAL reflux; DEGLUTITION disorders; ENDOSCOPY; EOSINOPHIL disorders; FOOD allergy
- Publication
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2017, p1
- ISSN
2090-6528
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1155/2017/8243567