RESUMO
Idiopathic achalasia is a chronic oesophageal motility disorder caused by loss of inhibitory neurons at the esophageal myenteric plexus resulting in incomplete relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter and abnormal peristaltism. Among the possible causes of this, an immune response secondary to infection by some viruses has been implicated. SARS-CoV-2 could be considered among them. The therapy option should be aimed at achieving the greatest clinical effectiveness according to each patient's health status.
Assuntos
COVID-19 , Acalasia Esofágica , Transtornos da Motilidade Esofágica , Humanos , Acalasia Esofágica/etiologia , Acalasia Esofágica/terapia , SARS-CoV-2 , COVID-19/complicações , Esfíncter Esofágico Inferior , Transtornos da Motilidade Esofágica/complicações , ManometriaRESUMO
Clostridium septicum endophthalmitis is an extremely rare infection with only a few cases reported in the literature. It has an endogenous origin and is associated with gastrointestinal and haematological malignancies. We present the case of a 62-year-old male who presented this infection as the first manifestation of a colon adenocarcinoma.