Achalasia cardia in mother and son.
Familial occurrence of achalasia cardia is rare. Most associations are among siblings or in monozygotic twins. Parent-child association is even rarer and only six such instances have been reported till date. We report a 29-year-old man with achalasia cardia and his mother who had the same illness two and half years later. Both of them were successfully treated with balloon dilatation.
Sachdev
Atul
A
Department of Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector 32-B, Chandigarh. atulsachdev@glide.net.in
Sandhu
Bimaljit S
BS
D'cruz
Sanjay
S
Lehl
Sarbmeet S
SS
Agarwal
Vikas
V
D000328:Adult; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome