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[Pericardial stenosis caused by infiltration in chronic granulomatous disease]
1Kliniki Pediatrii CMPK w Dziekanowie Leśnym.
Wiadomosci Lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960)
|April 15, 1990
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Chronic granulomatous disease can affect the esophagus, causing symptoms like vomiting and pain. This case report shows successful treatment of esophageal granulomatous infiltration in a pediatric patient.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Immunology
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
Background:
- Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a primary immunodeficiency disorder.
- Gastrointestinal manifestations of CGD are common but esophageal involvement is rare.
- Granulomatous infiltration can affect various organs in CGD patients.
Abstract:
A 7-year-old boy is reported with chronic granulomatous disease who was admitted to hospital for persistent vomiting, dysphagia, epigastric pains. After endoscopy of the digestive tract a granulomatous tissue infiltration was found in the oesophagus above the cardia and in the cardia. Treatment resulted in disappearance of gastric signs and during 2 years of follow-up no signs were found suggesting recurrence of the infiltration.