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IDIOPATHIC ŒSOPHAGEAL EPITHELIAL CAST
Author(s) -
DONALD K. J.,
PATERSON R. A.
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
australasian annals of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 0571-9283
DOI - 10.1111/imj.1967.16.3.255
Subject(s) - ingestion , medicine , dermatology
SUMMARY A case of idiopathic œsophageal epithelial cast is described. The patient suffered little discomfort and there were no complications. Previously reported cases are briefly reviewed and the mechanism of production is discussed. A comparison with a case of œsophageal cast resulting from the ingestion of hydrochloric acid is made.