Abstract
SULFONAMIDE therapy carries with it the threat of depression of the centers of blood formation and agranulocytosis and thus of agranulocytic angina. Should the process that sets up this angina extend to the esophagus, acute esophagitis results. The patient may survive the acute phases of the disease, only to face marked esophageal stenosis as a result of secondary cicatricial scarring. Investigation of the literature has revealed no reports similar to the following case of esophageal stricture resulting from agranulocytosis caused by sulfonamide therapy.In November, 1945, a 38-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with a peritonsillar abscess.The past . . .
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