title: Esophageal stricture due to recurrent mucositis in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
abstract: An esophageal stricture is one of the complications that may develop during cancer treatment in children. Although more commonly associated with radiotherapy, recurrent mucositis has also been implicated. Presented herein is a case of a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who suffered recurrent attacks of severe mucositis. Initial management of ensuing dysphagia included antifungal treatment for candida esophagitis. A subsequent upper endoscopy due to persistence of dysphagia revealed the presence of an esophageal stricture. Our aim in presenting this case is to emphasize the importance of considering a diagnosis of esophageal stricture in patients receiving anti-cancer treatment; early endoscopic intervention may be warranted in some patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. dredakaradag@gmail.com
authors.forename: Eda
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Karadağ-Öncel
authors.forename: Senay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kenç
authors.forename: Selin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aytaç
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aydemir
authors.forename: Gülin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hızal
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yüce
authors.forename: Ateş
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kara
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004106:Dilatation / Q000379:methods; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052016:Mucositis / Q000150:complications*; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence