Local corticosteroid treatment of caustic injuries of the esophagus: A preliminary report

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 108, Issue 11 I, 1999, Pages 1088-1090

  Gunnarsson, Mats ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caustic esophagitis; Caustic ingestion; Corticosteroids; Local treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CEFUROXIME; CORTICOSTEROID; NYSTATIN; OMEPRAZOLE; PENICILLIN V; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032735425     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949910801111     Document Type: Article

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