Year 2023 / Volume 115 / Number 4
Letter
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 as a potential achalasia trigger

203-204

DOI: 10.17235/reed.2022.8975/2022

Pilar Ruz Zafra, Carlos Javier García Sánchez, Alberto Pérez Ramírez, Ana Guil Soto, Eduardo Leo Carnerero,

Abstract
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.
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Publication history

Received: 30/05/2022

Accepted: 25/07/2022

Online First: 12/09/2022

Published: 03/04/2023

Article Online First time: 105 days

Article editing time: 308 days


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