Corrosive Esophagitis after Ingestion of Chinese Squill.
10.7704/kjhugr.2011.11.1.65
- Author:
Eun Joo LIM
1
;
Mee Hee PARK
;
Byung Wook KIM
;
Sun Mee HWANG
;
Jeong Seon JI
;
Bo In LEE
;
Hwang CHOI
Author Information
1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea. gastro@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Esophagitis
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Eating;
Endoscopy, Digestive System;
Esophagitis;
Fasting;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Medicine, Traditional;
Middle Aged
- From:The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
2011;11(1):65-67
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Acute toxicities of Chinese squill (Scilla scilloides), a kind of herb used as a folk remedy to relieve pain in Korea, have rarely been reported. We here present a 59-year-old woman who developed corrosive esophagitis after ingestion of the decocted Chinese squill. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy performed three days after ingestion of Chinese squill showed corrosive esophagitis. She was successfully managed with conservative care including fasting and intravenous hydration with acid suppressants. Corrosive esophagitis after ingestion of Chinese squill has never been reported in English or Korean literature and corrosive esophagitis should be suspected when a patient develops odynophagia after ingestion of Chinese squill.
