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. 2019 Nov 20;12(4):357-358.
doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2019-101342. eCollection 2021.

An interesting pill to swallow

Karishma Sethi  1 , Sami Hoque  2
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An interesting pill to swallow

Karishma Sethi et al. Frontline Gastroenterol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: dysphagia; inflammation; oesophageal disorders.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Oesophageal stricture with ulcerated, friable mucosa with sloughing.
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Figure 2
Oesophageal biopsies showing lymphocytic inflammation with Civatte bodies.
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Figure 3
Endoscopic appearance of upper oesophagus after 1 year of treatment, with significantly less inflammation and stricturing.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Endoscopic appearance of upper oesophagus with complete stricture resolution after 5 years of treatment.
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