Year 2025 / Volume 117 / Number 12
Letter
Lymphocytic esophagitis - A little-known cause of dysphagia

759-760

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2024.10656/2024

Lorena González Otero, Lucía Seoane Blanco, Andrea García Gómez, María Gómez Rivas, Ana Armesto Pérez, Leopoldo López Rosés,

Abstract
Lymphocytic esophagitis is a little-known entity whose cause is not fully established, and which basically presents with dysphagia. It is characterized by the presence of an infiltrate mainly formed by lymphocytes and other signs of epithelial damage in the absence of other granulocytes. The lack of knowledge about this pathology as well as standardized diagnostic criteria complicates its diagnosis. We present the case of an 84-year-old male with dysphagia and pathological findings compatible with lymphocytic esophagitis, requiring several lines of treatment and even endoscopic dilation with subsequent clinical improvement.
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González Otero L, Seoane Blanco L, García Gómez A, Gómez Rivas M, Armesto Pérez A, López Rosés L, et all. Lymphocytic esophagitis - A little-known cause of dysphagia. 10656/2024


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Publication history

Received: 15/07/2024

Accepted: 18/07/2024

Online First: 05/09/2024

Published: 12/12/2025

Article Online First time: 52 days

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