| Title | [Young man with intermittend Dysphagia.] |
| Author(s) | Fuchshofer A, Külling G, Rüttimann S, Steiner A |
| Institution | Abteilung Innere Medizin, Kantonsspital Schaffhausen. |
| Source | Praxis (Bern 1994) 2009 Aug 26; 98(17):965-9. |
| Abstract | Endoscopic findings of an 18-year old man with intermittend dysphagia showed widespread white exsudations of the oesophagus. First misinterpreted as oesophageal candidiasis the mucosal biopsies revealed the histological features of a severe eosinophilic oesophagitis. Under treatment with topical steroids the symptoms dissolved. The control endoscopy showed a histological remission with absence of eosinophilic granulocytes, too. The eosinophilic oesophagitis is a rare allergy-like inflammation of the oesophagus especially seen in young men with increasing incidence. Without treatment the long-term risk of eosinophilic oesophagitis is the induction of severe oesophageal strictures. |
| Language | ger |
| Pub Type(s) | English Abstract
Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 19711290 |
