Esophageal Perforation Due to a Calcium Supplement Tablet

Michael K Zijlstra; Robert I Silvers; Claus J Fimmel; Seth Krantz

doi:10.1159/000523952

Esophageal Perforation Due to a Calcium Supplement Tablet

Case Rep Gastroenterol. 2022 Jun 30;16(2):435-440. doi: 10.1159/000523952. eCollection 2022 May-Aug.

Authors

Michael K Zijlstra¹, Robert I Silvers², Claus J Fimmel³, Seth Krantz⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Chicago (NorthShore) Program, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
² Department of Radiology, NorthShore University Health System, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
³ Division of Gastroenterology, NorthShore University Health System, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
⁴ Department of Surgery, NorthShore University Health System, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Abstract

Pill-induced esophagitis due to calcium supplements is extremely uncommon. We present a 60-year-old female patient with pill-induced esophageal perforation complicated by mediastinal abscess and esophago-pleural fistula following ingestion of a single over-the-counter "bone supplement" tablet containing mainly calcium.

Keywords: Calcium supplement; Esophageal perforation; Pill ulcer.

Publication types

Case Reports