Hiccups as a Presenting Symptom of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
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Hiccups as a Presenting Symptom of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic esophageal disease increasingly recognized in adults for its gastrointestinal manifestations. This paper discusses a young woman with EoE who presented with persistent hiccups and intermittent dyspepsia. The patient was initially treated with trials of both H(2) blocker and proton pump inhibitor. However, her hiccups resolved only after treatment with...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Gastroenterology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1662-0631
DOI: 10.1159/000338739