Abstract

Pill-induced esophagitis is uncommon but may result in considerable morbidity because of the severity of the injury. Most patients do not have a detectable esophageal disorder; rather, the chemical injury is related to the manner in which the culprit pill is ingested. The list of incriminated drugs is long and the range of injury spans mild inflammatory changes to severe ulceration and stricture formation. This report describes the occurrence of esophagitis after the preoperative ingestion of a Mentho-Lyptus lozenge (Halls, Warner Lambert Co., Morris Plains, N.J.).

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