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Revista de Gastroenterología del Perú

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ORMENO JULCA, Alexis José. Use of corticosteroids in esophagitis caustic ingestion: Report of two cases. Rev. gastroenterol. Perú [online]. 2016, vol.36, n.3, pp.256-259. ISSN 1022-5129.

Exposure to potentially toxic substances represents 0.3% of annual visits to a pediatric emergency department, being a situation likely to be prevented and that generates a non-negligible morbidity and mortality. The most common route of exposure is the oral and drugs are the products most frequently involved. Esophagitis caustic ingestion of corrosive substances in childhood is now a public health problem in developing countries. Clinical manifestations vary from no injuries serious commitment to high risk of death observed more frequently in patients between one and three years old. In addition to drilling, the most severe complication of esophagitis is caustic stricture formation, which occurs at a frequency of 5% to 47% in severe cases. The role of systemic corticosteroids in preventing caustic esophageal stenosis is still considered controversial, despite the many published reports showing your benefit. We report two cases of pediatric patients with caustic esophagitis IIB Zargar who received systemic corticosteroids with favorable evolution

Keywords : Adrenal cortex hormones; Esophageal stenosis; Caustics; Child.

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