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A Rare Case of Sunitinib-Induced Exfoliative Esophagitis

Author(s) -

Swapna Gayam,

Ashwini Anumandla

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

acg case reports journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.112

H-Index - 4

ISSN - 2326-3253

DOI - 10.14309/crj.2016.128

Subject(s) - sunitinib , medicine , esophagitis , dermatology , gastroenterology , imatinib , renal cell carcinoma , disease , myeloid leukemia , reflux

Sunitinib is a chemotherapeutic agent that has been approved for renal cell carcinoma and gastrointestinal stromal tumors resistant to imatinib. It is usually well tolerated and severe gastrointestinal side effects are rare. There are very few reports of sunitinib causing severe esophagitis, and only one of them was previously reported as exfoliative esophagitis. We describe a case of severe sunitinib-induced exfoliative esophagitis that resulted in overt gastrointestinal bleed.

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