Esophageal stricture due to recurrent mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia

An esophageal stricture is one of the complications that may develop during cancer treatment in children. Although more commonly associated with radiotherapy, recurrent mucositis has also been implicated. Presented herein is a case of a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who suffered r...

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Main Authors: Eda Karadağ-Öncel, Senay Kenç, Selin Aytaç, Yusuf Aydemir, Gülin Hızal, Aysel Yüce, Ateş Kara
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2013-02-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1468
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description An esophageal stricture is one of the complications that may develop during cancer treatment in children. Although more commonly associated with radiotherapy, recurrent mucositis has also been implicated. Presented herein is a case of a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who suffered recurrent attacks of severe mucositis. Initial management of ensuing dysphagia included antifungal treatment for candida esophagitis. A subsequent upper endoscopy due to persistence of dysphagia revealed the presence of an esophageal stricture. Our aim in presenting this case is to emphasize the importance of considering a diagnosis of esophageal stricture in patients receiving anti-cancer treatment; early endoscopic intervention may be warranted in some patients.
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spelling doaj-art-b3511a5d8f2c47e58074f2686f94c1a92025-08-20T02:01:47ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212013-02-01551Esophageal stricture due to recurrent mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemiaEda Karadağ-Öncel0Senay KençSelin AytaçYusuf AydemirGülin HızalAysel YüceAteş KaraDepartment of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. dredakaradag@gmail.com An esophageal stricture is one of the complications that may develop during cancer treatment in children. Although more commonly associated with radiotherapy, recurrent mucositis has also been implicated. Presented herein is a case of a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who suffered recurrent attacks of severe mucositis. Initial management of ensuing dysphagia included antifungal treatment for candida esophagitis. A subsequent upper endoscopy due to persistence of dysphagia revealed the presence of an esophageal stricture. Our aim in presenting this case is to emphasize the importance of considering a diagnosis of esophageal stricture in patients receiving anti-cancer treatment; early endoscopic intervention may be warranted in some patients. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1468
spellingShingle Eda Karadağ-Öncel
Senay Kenç
Selin Aytaç
Yusuf Aydemir
Gülin Hızal
Aysel Yüce
Ateş Kara
Esophageal stricture due to recurrent mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title Esophageal stricture due to recurrent mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
title_full Esophageal stricture due to recurrent mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
title_fullStr Esophageal stricture due to recurrent mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
title_full_unstemmed Esophageal stricture due to recurrent mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
title_short Esophageal stricture due to recurrent mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
title_sort esophageal stricture due to recurrent mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1468
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