Esophageal Ulcer by Thermal Injury from Steamed Egg.
- Author:
Sun Moon KIM
1
;
Seung Hyun JUNG
;
Young Moon KIM
;
Hoon Sup KOO
;
Tae Hee LEE
;
Eui Hyeog IM
;
Kyu Chan HUH
;
Bum Kyeong KIM
;
Young Woo CHOI
;
Young Woo KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. islkim@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thermal injury;
Esophageal ulcer;
Steamed egg
- MeSH:
Alcoholics;
Crohn Disease;
Eating;
Esophagitis;
Esophagitis, Peptic;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Ovum*;
Radiation Injuries;
Steam*;
Syphilis;
Ulcer*;
Virus Diseases
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2006;32(3):190-193
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The common causes of esophageal ulcers include severe reflux esophagitis, carcinomas, pill-induced esophagitis, viral diseases, caustic injury, foreign bodies and radiation injury. In rare cases, they can also be caused by Crohn's disease, Behcet's disease, syphilis and idiopathic causes. A thermal injury caused by the ingestion of hot food has not been reported to be a cause of esophageal ulcers. We report an alcoholic who developed an esophageal ulcer and odynophagia after ingesting part of an extremely hot steamed egg with a review of the few available reports regarding such injuries. We suggest that the ingestion of extremely hot food should also be considered a cause of esophageal ulcers.
