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Case Report: Repeated esophageal obstruction in a patient with type 3C diabetes mellitus
Katsumasa Koyama1, Takatoshi Anno1,2, Haruka Takenouchi1
1Department of General Internal Medicine 1, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
Abstract:
Although diabetic neuropathy is a well-known cause of gastrointestinal motility disorders, it is rare that diabetic neuropathy brings about esophageal obstruction. Here, we report a case with Type 3C diabetes mellitus (DM) lasting over 15 years and repeated esophageal obstruction resulting in chicken-meat-induced esophageal obstruction and candidiasis. This case highlights the importance of management of DM to prevent the development of complications such as diabetic neuropathy and associated symptoms.
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