TY - JOUR
T1 - Pediatric Sloughing Esophagitis
T2 - A Case Report and Discussion
AU - Sun, Lulu
AU - Hickey, Christina A.
AU - Harris, Brendan R.
AU - Maluf, Horacio M.
AU - He, Mai
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2018/5/4
Y1 - 2018/5/4
N2 - Background: Sloughing esophagitis is an uncommon entity with an unclear pathogenesis characterized by desquamating sheets of squamous mucosa. It has been associated with bullous dermatologic disorders, other autoimmune diseases and has been most commonly reported in elderly, debilitated individuals on multiple medications. Case report: We report sloughing esophagitis in a previously healthy 17 year-old girl. While the initial trigger of her esophagitis is unclear, she improved with proton pump inhibitor therapy and swallowed fluticasone, with complete resolution after 6 months. Conclusions: Sloughing esophagitis can occur in the pediatric population. We discuss the presentation, differential diagnosis, and treatment of sloughing esophagitis in adolescents.
AB - Background: Sloughing esophagitis is an uncommon entity with an unclear pathogenesis characterized by desquamating sheets of squamous mucosa. It has been associated with bullous dermatologic disorders, other autoimmune diseases and has been most commonly reported in elderly, debilitated individuals on multiple medications. Case report: We report sloughing esophagitis in a previously healthy 17 year-old girl. While the initial trigger of her esophagitis is unclear, she improved with proton pump inhibitor therapy and swallowed fluticasone, with complete resolution after 6 months. Conclusions: Sloughing esophagitis can occur in the pediatric population. We discuss the presentation, differential diagnosis, and treatment of sloughing esophagitis in adolescents.
KW - endoscopy
KW - esophagitis
KW - gastroenterology
KW - pediatrics
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U2 - 10.1080/15513815.2018.1469702
DO - 10.1080/15513815.2018.1469702
M3 - Article
C2 - 29781748
AN - SCOPUS:85047181501
SN - 1551-3815
VL - 37
SP - 210
EP - 215
JO - Fetal and Pediatric Pathology
JF - Fetal and Pediatric Pathology
IS - 3
ER -