Clindamycin Induced Dysphagia – A Rare Concurrence

Authors

  • Banumathy Nagamani Speech & Hearing Unit, Department of Otolaryngology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh, India
  • Muthu Sendhil Kumaran Department of Dermatology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Sector 12, Chandigarh, India
  • Parul Sud Speech & Hearing Unit, Department of Otolaryngology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Sector 12, Chandigarh, India
  • Naresh Panda Department of ENT, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Sector 12 Chandigarh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12970/2311-1917.2013.01.02.4

Keywords:

 Dysphagia, Drug Induced, Clindamycin, Swallow reflex.

Abstract

Although dysphagia is a mechanical impedance in phase specific mechanism, drug induced dysphagia is an adverse event often caused due to esophagitis. Clindamycin is well known to cause esophagitis; itself causing dysphagia is not reported in literature. Herein, we report one such case recently seen by us who was diagnosed with Clindamycin induced dysphagia post debridement surgery for acute necrotizing fasciitis.

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Published

2013-06-02

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2013)

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