It is characterized by the formation of ampules on the skin and can sometimes affect the mucosa. Its pattern of inheritance is autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive. The treatment proposal was a modification in relation to food texture and caloric intake and non-endoscopic percutaneous gastrostomy for later dilation.Įpidermolysis bullosa is a group of genetic alterations that belongs to the genodermatoses. A barium swallow revealed a proximal stricture of the upper esophageal sphincter ( figs. The evaluation protocol included endoscopy, which identified a stricture 13 cm from the upper dental arcade that did not allow the passage of the endoscope. As part of the clinical evaluation, the Volume-Viscosity Swallow Test (V-VST) was carried out: he tolerated liquids in small amounts at the time of the assessment. He had dysphagia with solid food intake from the onset of the condition.
He was referred to the gastroenterology service with oropharyngeal dysphagia of 2-year progression and a 10-kg weight loss related to reduced food intake due to the swallowing alteration. 1A and B) that intensified over the last 5 years. See moreĪ 30-year-old man with a past history of epidermolysis bullosa since childhood, with several affected first-grade relatives, presented with generalized dermatologic involvement ( figs. The journal accepts original articles, scientific letters, review articles, clinical guidelines, consensuses, editorials, letters to the Editors, brief communications, and clinical images in Gastroenterology in Spanish and English for their publication.
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