Abstract:
:Achalasia is the best described motor disorder of the esophagus. Associations with familial glucocorticoid deficiency and alacrima (triple A syndrome) have been described in the pediatric population, but no attention has been paid to the possibility of this association in adults. Tear production was assessed in 20 patients with achalasia and 20 age- and sex-matched controls. Deficient tears were found in four achalasics compared with none among the controls (P < 0.05). This suggests that some variant of the triple A Syndrome (achalasia, alacrima, and adrenocortical insufficiency) may exist in adult patients with achalasia as well.
journal_name
Dig Dis Scijournal_title
Digestive diseases and sciencesauthors
Verma S,Brown S,Dakkak M,Bennett JRdoi
10.1023/a:1026679723941subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-05-01 00:00:00pages
876-8issue
5eissn
0163-2116issn
1573-2568journal_volume
44pub_type
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