Chest pain from pill-induced esophagitis: A rare side effect of ascorbic acid
| Autor: | Weihong Wang, Yarong Tong, Yu Zhang, Lei Xu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
pill-induced esophagitis Case Report Esophageal Disorder Chest pain Gastroenterology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Swallowing Internal medicine medicine Esophagus lcsh:R5-920 business.industry General Medicine Ascorbic acid medicine.disease Discontinuation Esophageal Ulcer medicine.anatomical_structure 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ascorbic acid 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology medicine.symptom business lcsh:Medicine (General) Esophagitis |
| Zdroj: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, Vol 6 (2018) SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
| Popis: | Pill-induced esophagitis is a rare cause of acute chest pain. Patients likely to be affected are those with underlying esophageal disorders, those who ingest medications without a sufficient amount of water, or adopt a supine position during or shortly after swallowing medication. Esophagitis secondary to ingestion of ascorbic acid pills is extremely rare. Here, we report a case of ascorbic acid-induced esophagitis in a middle-aged adult, with no known underlying pathological abnormalities of the esophagus. Diagnosis was made based on the history and endoscopic findings. The patient fully recovered and an esophageal ulcer healed after discontinuation of ascorbic acid. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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