Pill induced esophagitis is a rare complication mostly seen in patients using tetracycline and its derivatives or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Here we present a 37 years old female patient experiencing pill esophagitis after taking desloratadine without liquid immediately before going to bed. This was the first pill esophagitis case related with desloratadine reported in the literatur...

Ingestion of ciprofloxacin can be associated with esophagitis and esophageal ulcer. We report a 46-yearold man with odynophagia and dysphagia following ciprofloxacin ingestion, with a glance on diagnosis and treatment. Also, we propose recommendations for prevention of drug-induced esophagitis, according to shape, size, formulation and their etiologic role on esophagitis.

Background: To investigate the effect of zinc sulphate for prophylaxis of radiation-induced oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer. Materials And Methods: In the department of Radiation Oncology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 40 patients with head and neck cancer were selected randomly to receive either Zinco-C 25 mg, four tablets daily or control group who did no...

Severe esophagitis is associated with motor abnormalities in the esophageal body and lower esophageal sphincter. Reflux disease involves repeated episodes of mucosal inflammation and spontaneous or treatment-induced healing. The aims of this study were 1) to further assess changes induced by acute esophagitis on esophageal peristalsis, tone, and shortening and 2) to assess the effect of repeate...

ACh is a neurotransmitter in cat esophageal circular muscle, as atropine nearly abolishes contraction of in vitro circular muscle strips in response to electric field stimulation (EFS) (5, 12). Experimental esophagitis reduced EFS- but not ACh-induced contraction of esophageal circular muscle, suggesting that esophagitis impairs neurotransmitter release. Because IL-1beta and IL-6 are produced i...

With the advance of gastrointestinal endoscopy, pill-induced esophagitis has been detected more frequently, but the association of mucosal dissection is rare. We reported a case of pill-induced esophagitis associated with mucosal dissection.A 66-year-old male with combined valvular heart disease was admitted for cardiac surgery. Cefotiam hydrochloride tablet was administered for postoperative w...

background: to investigate the effect of zinc sulphate for prophylaxis of radiation-induced oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer. materials and methods: in the department of radiation oncology, ankara numune education and research hospital, 40 patients with head and neck cancer were selected randomly to receive either zinco-c 25 mg, four tablets daily or control group who did no...