Case Report

Extensive Causative Esophagitis Caused by Thermal Injury: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Table 3

Summary of treatment and follow-up duration in ETI published cases.

Number MedicationTime to resolveFollow-up duration

1AvoidSymptom resolves in 2 days2 days
2 [2]H2RA (Famotidine) for 1 monthSymptom improves in 1 weekN/A
3 [1]AvoidN/AN/A
4 [1]AvoidN/AN/A
5 [3]PPI (omeprazole) for 1 monthClinical improvement in 1 month2 months
6 [4]PPI for 1 monthN/A12 months
7 [5]PPI (Pantoprazole) for 4 weeksN/A2 months
8 [6]PPI (Pantoprazole)Symptom improves in 3 days11 days
9 [7]PPI (Pantoprazole) for 1 monthSymptom improves in 8 days2 months
10Steroid (dexamethasone) + intubationClinical improves in 2 days2 days
11PPI (Lansoprazole) + sucralfateN/A2 weeks
12H2R A (ranitidine) + sucralfate for 3 weeksEndoscopic improvement in 3 weeks3 weeks
13PPI (Lansoprazole) + sucralfateSymptom improves in 1 week1 week
14PPI (Lansoprazole) + sucralfateEndoscopic improvement in 1 week1 week
15PPI (Lansoprazole) + sucralfateEndoscopic improvement in 1 week1 month
16 [8]
17 [9]
PPI + tracheostomyN/A10 months
Esophagus reconstructionN/A
18 [10]PPI (Lansoprazole)Symptom improves in 2 days2 months
1PPI (esomeprazole) + sucralfateEndoscopic improvement in 1 month1 month

H2RA, histamine-2 receptor antagonist; PPI, proton pump inhibitor; N/A, not applicable.