title: Pill in the blister pack: a rare cause of dysphagia in an elderly adult.
abstract: Foreign body impaction in the esophagus amongst adults is not a common cause of dysphagia. Fish bone, food bolus, dentures may cause symptoms of dysphagia, odynophagia, chest pain or respiratory distress. It needs prompt evaluation along with removal of the substance either surgically or endoscopically to avoid the development of life threatening complications. Here we are reporting a case of an elderly male, who presented to us with a history of absolute dysphagia for one week, as a consequence of ingestion of a pill in blister pack.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation, Karachi Pakistan.
authors.forename: Syed Mudassir
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Laeeq
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation, Karachi Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ayesha Aslam
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation, Karachi Pakistan.
authors.forename: Abbas Ali
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Tasneem
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation, Karachi Pakistan.
authors.forename: Nasir Hassan
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Luck
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology & Transplantation, Karachi Pakistan.
authors.forename: Zain
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Majid
mesh_terms: D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D004349:Drug Packaging; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
keywords: Foreign body; dysphagia; pill induced esophageal ulcer