| Autor: |
Piyakorn Poonyam, Asawin Sudcharoen, Therdkiat Trongwongsa, Piyanant Chonmaitree |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Siriraj Medical Journal, Vol 68, Iss 6, Pp 377-380 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2228-8082 |
| DOI: |
10.14456/smj.2016.27 |
| Popis: |
Iron is one of the common causes of pill-induced esophagitis with a proposed mechanism involving direct esophageal injury. Diagnostic endoscopic finding includes finding an intact pill or its residue on endoscopy, but they are rarely found. Pathology typically reveals luminal brown-black crystalline materials adjacent to the injured surface epithelium or in combination with luminal fibroinflammatory exudate. Brown crystalline material on Perl’s staining is the typical finding of iron-induced esophagitis. Crucial treatment is cessation of medication. We report an elderly woman diagnosed with iron-induced esophageal ulcer whose ulcers improved while iron medication was maintained. |
| Databáze: |
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