A case of mitral stenosis with achalasia.
A 65-year-old woman with rheumatic heart disease and severe mitral stenosis developed dysphagia. As her dysphagia could not be directly attributed to an enlarged left atrium, she underwent barium swallow, which established the diagnosis of achalasia. This case report shows two unrelated diseases present in the same patient which individually can cause dysphagia.
Ashutosh
Kumar
K
GSL Medical College, Lakshmipuram Godavari Distt, Rajahmundry, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India. ashutoshvani@yahoo.co.in
Biswakes
Majumdar
M
Bhawani
G
G
Dipankar
Ghoshdasdtidar
G
Binod
Aggrawal
A
Saroj
Mondal
M
Rupesh
Singh
S
Achyut
Sarkar
S
D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003287:Contrast Media; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography; D004931:Esophageal Achalasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D012214:Rheumatic Heart Disease / Q000150:complications
D003287:Contrast Media; D001466:Barium Sulfate