Drug-induced esophagitis simulating esophageal carcinoma

Dysphagia - Tập 1 - Trang 13-18 - 1986
William J. Ravich1,2, Haskins Kashima3, Martin W. Donner4
1Division of Gastroenterology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
2The Johns Hopkins Swallowing Center, USA
3the Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology). Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
4the Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

Tóm tắt

Drug-induced esophagitis is an infrequently diagnosed but important cause of esophagitis. Damage to the esophageal mucosa can be severe and cause esophageal strictures that may appear malignant by radiographic and endoscopic criteria. The diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion and a careful review of the patient's drug history. Cessation of implicated drugs permits resolution of esophageal inflammation. Two patients with drug-induced esophagitis simulating esophageal carcinoma are presented.

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