Esophageal stenosis following Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Treatment with balloon dilation.

Clin Pediatr (Phila)

Servico de Cirurgia Pediatrica, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.

Published: June 1990

A 5-year-old girl with Stevens-Johnson syndrome developed progressive dysphagia secondary to esophageal stenosis. The authors resolved this by treating the patient with balloon dilatation. She has remained symptom-free for 10 months post-treatment.

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