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Pneumonia Risk in Patients With Achalasia
In their Photoclinic case of a man with achalasia (CONSULTANT, February 2005, page 268), Drs Sonia Arunabh and Manjula Thopcherla did not mention the extensive abnormalities evident in the left lung on both radiograph and CT .Did the patient also have aspiration pneumonia?
In their Photoclinic case of a man with achalasia (CONSULTANT, February 2005, page 268), Drs Sonia Arunabh and Manjula Thopcherla did not mention the extensive abnormalities evident in the left lung on both radiograph and CT (Figure). Did the patient also have aspiration pneumonia?
---- Dan Fairman, MD
Sun Valley, Idaho
Yes, the patient did have aspiration pneumonia, which was successfully treated with antibiotics. Poor esophageal motility and subsequent aspiration make patients with achalasia prone to aspiration pneumonia.
---- Sonia Arunabh, MD
Forest Hills, NY
FDA Proposed Rule Would Limit Nicotine Content in Cigarettes, Cigars, Other Combusted Products
January 16th 2025The agency estimates that limiting nicotine levels could lead to 1.8 million fewer tobacco-related deaths by 2060 and health care savings of $1.1 trillion a year over the next 40 years.
