A Clinical Analysis of Corrosive Esophagitis in Cheju-Do |
Jong Hwa Kim, MD, Dae Sung Kim, MD, Jin Young Kim, MD, and Hong Kee Kim, MD |
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea |
濟州道民의 食道腐蝕症에 대한 臨床的 觀察(第1報) |
金鍾和 · 金大成 · 金鎭永 · 金弘基 |
서울대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실 |
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ABSTRACT |
A clinical analysis was made for the 33 cases of corrosive esophagitis in Cheju-Do provincial hospital from Jan. '71 to Dec. '72. The results were as follow ; 1) The sex ratio, male to female, was 1 : 2.3. 2) The highest incidence, 69.7% was found at the age group of 11 years to 30 years. 3) The number of cases ingested acetic acid were 30(91%). 4) 28 cases(84.8%) visited the hospital within 2 hours after ingestion of caustic agent. 5) Leucocytosis was the prominent lab. findings. 6) Esophageal stricture developed in 4 cases were expired.
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