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Gastroenterology Medicine & Research

A Case of Direct Thermal Esophageal Injury Caused by Hot Noodle-Soup

Submission: March 02, 2020; Published: March 09, 2020

DOI: 10.31031/GMR.2020.04.000591

ISSN 2637-7632
Volume4 Issue4

Abstract

Esophageal thermal injury can develop due to the ingestion of hot food and liquids [1], left atrial catheter ablation [2], caustic ingestion, or by smoking freebase cocaine [3]. Since direct thermal injury is not a known cause of esophageal ulcer, these rare cases can be easily overlooked by physicians [4]. We herein introduce the case of a woman whom we suspected to experience thermal injury-induced esophageal ulcers.

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