Acute Phlegmonous Esophagogastritis Causing Respiratory Distress
| Autor: | Praveen Valsalan K, Jacob Baby, Rohit Ko |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test Respiratory distress business.industry Breathing difficulty Computed tomography Case Report General Medicine Central chest pain 03 medical and health sciences Ring enhancement 0302 clinical medicine Acute onset medicine.anatomical_structure Esophagus 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Medicine Upper gastrointestinal 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | ACG Case Reports Journal |
| ISSN: | 2326-3253 |
| Popis: | Phlegmonous esophagogastritis is an extremely rare condition characterized by diffuse inflammation of the upper gastrointestinal tract, sparing the mucosa. Patients can present with an acute onset of symptoms, and computed tomography scans can show diffusely edematous wall with intramural low attenuation surrounded by ring enhancement. Here we report such a case of a man who presented with central chest pain and breathing difficulty. The patient developed respiratory distress due to compression of trachea by the edematous esophagus. |
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