Unusual Cause of Dysphagia in a Middle Age Male
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Unusual Cause of Dysphagia in a Middle Age Male
Dysphagia is not uncommon in gastroenterology practice. The differential diagnosis is wide and includes both mechanical and motility causes. Esophageal lichen planus is uncommon but now increasingly recognized. It occurs in more than half of cases of lichen planus with muco-cutaneous involvement. Often there is a delay in diagnosis and subsequent treatment. The endoscopic picture of esophageal ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advanced Research in Gastroenterology & Hepatology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2472-6400
DOI: 10.19080/argh.2017.03.555610