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Case Reports
. 2025 Mar-Apr;81(2):232-235.
doi: 10.1016/j.mjafi.2024.11.011. Epub 2025 Jan 7.

Primary submucosal esophageal abscess

Ravi Kumar  1 , Roshan Ray  2 , Roma Rai  2 , Arusha Desai  3 , J Muthukrishnan  4 , P K Sharma  5 , Saurabh Dawra  6
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Case Reports

Primary submucosal esophageal abscess

Ravi Kumar et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2025 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Primary submucosal esophageal abscess is an extremely rare entity, often presenting as a diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. We report the case of a previously healthy 20 year old male who presented with progressive dysphagia primarily to solids, epigastric pain, and intermittent fever of 01-week duration. On investigation, he had neutrophilic leukocytosis. Contrast-enhanced computerized tomography (CECT) of the chest and abdomen showed focal esophageal wall thickening and distal esophageal dilatation.

Keywords: Contrast-enhanced computerized tomography; Dysphagia; Endoscopic ultrasound guided drainage; Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Submucosal esophageal abscess.

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