Afatinib-induced severe esophagitis in a lung cancer patient with an activated epidermal growth factor receptor mutation: A case report

A 58-year-old woman with lung cancer complaint odynophagia by sour food. Endoscopic examination revealed severe erosion strictly limited to the esophagus. Drug-induced esophagitis was suspected. She was taking afatinib, loxoprofen, pregabalin, lorazepam, a formulation of butyric acid bacteria, and a...

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Main Authors: Takako Inoue, Madoka Kimura, Motohiro Tamiya, Kazumi Nishino, Toru Kumagai, Fumio Imamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007116301721