| Corrosive Esophagitis after Ingestion of Chinese Squill |
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Eun Joo Lim, Mee Hee Park, Byung Wook Kim, Sun Mee Hwang, Jeong Seon Ji, Bo In Lee, Hwang Choi |
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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 |
| 무릇 복용 후 발생한 부식성식도염 |
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임은주, 박미희, 김병욱, 황선미, 지정선, 이보인, 최 황 |
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가톨릭대학교 의과대학 인천성모병원 소화기내과학교실 |
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| Abstract |
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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. |
| Key Words:
Esophagitis |
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