Esophageal stricture - A cascade of complications
*Beatriz Chambino1; Sérgio Maltês2; Claudio Gonçalves Gouveia1; Cristiana Camacho1; Pedro Neves Ferreira1; Luís Campos1,3
1Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
2Cardiology Department, Hospital de Santa Cruz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
3NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Lisbon, Portugal.
*Corresponding author
*Beatriz Chambino , Internal Medicine Department, Hospital de São Francisco Xavier, Centro Hospitalar
Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
DOI: 10.55920/JCRMHS.2022.01.001009


Mediastinal adenopathies due to peripheral T cell-lymphoma are rare1,2. This case represents an unusual example of extrinsic esophageal compression due to lymphoma1,2 leading to severe pill- induced esophagitis3.
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