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Esophageal stricture caused by a motrin tablet (ibuprofen)

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A 37-year-old man experienced acute odynophagia after ingesting a single tablet of Motrin (ibuprofen, 800 mg). Because the pill was swallowed without water, a transient delay in its passage through the esophagus resulted in localized mucosal inflammation and a druginduced stricture.

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Levine, M.S., Borislow, S.M., Rubesin, S.E. et al. Esophageal stricture caused by a motrin tablet (ibuprofen). Abdom Imaging 19, 6–7 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02165851

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