Iron pill-induced tumefactive mucosal injury of the hypopharynx

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1720-1722

  Cimino Mathews, Ashley ^a   Broman, Jerry H ^b   Westra, William H ^a,c   Illei, Peter B ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Chambersburg Hospital   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

hypopharynx; iron pill; mucosal injury

Indexed keywords

ANTIANEMIC AGENT; FERROUS ION; FERROUS SULFATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; MALE; MUCOSA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TABLET; ULCER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; ENDOSCOPY; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNX; MALE; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; TABLETS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULCER;

EID: 78049529302     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181f32152     Document Type: Article

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