An Interesting Case of Achalasia Cardia with Co-Existing Coronavirus 19 Infection

A Case of Achalasia Cardia.

1Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, 2Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Sri Ram Murti Institute for Medical Sciences, Bhojipura, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh Received: 02.01.2013; Revised: 06.01.2014; Accepted: 10.01.2014 3 years old farmer, admitted to our hospital with history of difficulty in swallowing for the last 2 years which was progressive over the years along ...

Achalasia cardia in an infant.

Esophageal achalasia is a neuromuscular disorder of unknown etiology characterized by abnormal motility and failure of relaxation of lower esophageal sphincter, with its usual presentation in fourth and fifth decades of life. It is an unusual lesion in childhood and extremely rare under the age of one year. We report a 7-month-old child with esophageal achalasia treated with modified Heller's e...

Pathogenesis of achalasia cardia.

Achalasia cardia is one of the common causes of motor dysphagia. Though the disease was first described more than 300 years ago, exact pathogenesis of this condition still remains enigmatic. Pathophysiologically, achalasia cardia is caused by loss of inhibitory ganglion in the myenteric plexus of the esophagus. In the initial stage, degeneration of inhibitory nerves in the esophagus results in ...

Achalasia of the Cardia.

Clinical Case Series of Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Patients with Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Infection

IMPORTANCE: Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), various digestive symptoms have been frequently reported in a significant portion of patients infected with the virus. It is well established that most patients with COVID-19 have fever along with respiratory signs and symptoms, such as cough and dyspnea. We present 36 cases with chief complaint of gastrointestinal (GI) symp...