Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis.
2008 Mar;18(1):97-103.
A Case of Esophageal Achalasia in a 10-Year-Old Girl with Persistent Asthma
- Affiliations
-
- 1Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu, Korea. hlchung@cu.ac.kr
Abstract
- Achalasia is a primary esophageal motor disorder, which is a rare disease with an estimated prevalence of 0.5-1 per 100,000 general population. The typical symptoms are vomiting, dysphagia and weight loss, but the respiratory symptoms are often presented in the 20-30% of the patients. The respiratory symptoms are known to be caused by the regurgitation or aspiration of the undigested food. Choking, recurrent pneumonia nocturnal cough are common and bronchiectasis, lung abscess and atelectasis also have been reported. The treatment of achalasia aimed at improving esophageal peristalsis by reducing pressure at the lower esophageal sphincter. We experienced a case of esophageal achalasia coincidentally found in a 10-year-old girl who was admitted with the exacerbation of asthma. She had pneumatic dilatation and her asthma symptoms including nocturnal cough much improved.
- Full Text Links
-
- Actions
-
Cited
- CITED
-
- Close
- Share
-
- Similar articles
-
- A Case of Type II Achalasia Occurring in a Nonagenarian Diagnosed with Acute Food Impaction
- A Case of Esophageal Carcinoma Following Esophagomyotomy for Achalasia
- Case of Concomitant Endoscopic Treatment of Achalasia with Superficial Esophageal Cancer
- A Patient with Achalasia Misdiagnosed as Asthma Until Age 17
- A Case of Esophageal Carcinoma in a Patient with Primary Achalasia
