Aspiration pneumonia associated with achalasia

Yuri Ono; Hiroyuki Kobayashi; Kazuya Nagasaki; Hiroyuki Ariga; Junya Kashimura

doi:10.1002/jgf2.524

Aspiration pneumonia associated with achalasia

J Gen Fam Med. 2022 Feb 3;23(3):195-196. doi: 10.1002/jgf2.524. eCollection 2022 May.

Authors

Yuri Ono¹, Hiroyuki Kobayashi², Kazuya Nagasaki², Hiroyuki Ariga³, Junya Kashimura³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine Kamisu Saiseikai Hospital University of Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan.
² Department of Internal Medicine Mito Kyodo General Hospital University of Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan.
³ Department of Gastroenterology Mito Kyodo General Hospital University of Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan.

Abstract

In this case, a chest computed tomography scan of a young patient with pneumonia revealed esophageal obstruction, which led to the diagnosis of aspiration pneumonia due to achalasia. This report highlights achalasia and other gastrointestinal obstructions as one of the causes of aspiration pneumonia.

Keywords: achalasia; aspiration pneumonia; dysphagia.

Publication types

Case Reports