Esophageal Lichen Planus: Understanding a Potentially Severe Stricturing Disease
Joint Authors
Rao, Bharat
Gulati, Abhishek
Jobe, Blair
Thakkar, Shyam
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-10-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 67-year-old woman with a long-standing history of recurrent dysphagia and esophageal strictures failed to respond to aggressive antireflux management.
She required multiple dilations for symptomatic strictures that were discovered throughout the esophagus.
Intralesional, topical, and systemic glucocorticoid therapies were utilized without resolution in symptoms.
Several years after initial presentation, histopathology ultimately demonstrated lichenoid features and a diagnosis of esophageal lichen planus (ELP) was confirmed.
However, as her symptoms had already become significantly disabling with severe strictures that carried an increased risk of endoscopic complications with dilation, she ultimately decided to undergo an esophagectomy for definitive treatment.
Moreover, ELP may often go unrecognized for several years.
Clinicians should consider ELP in the differential for dysphagia in middle- to elderly-aged women with or without a known history of lichen planus (LP) especially for those with findings of multiple or proximal strictures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rao, Bharat& Gulati, Abhishek& Jobe, Blair& Thakkar, Shyam. 2017. Esophageal Lichen Planus: Understanding a Potentially Severe Stricturing Disease. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rao, Bharat…[et al.]. Esophageal Lichen Planus: Understanding a Potentially Severe Stricturing Disease. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rao, Bharat& Gulati, Abhishek& Jobe, Blair& Thakkar, Shyam. Esophageal Lichen Planus: Understanding a Potentially Severe Stricturing Disease. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1145546
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1145546