Abstract
The clinical manifestations of the gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD) are multiple and heterogeneous,
differing according to age and individual susceptibility.
The relationship between respiratory manifestations and
the gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in children is a contro‑
versial topic on: proving or refuting either cause or effect,
with special stress on the most important symptom –
cough. Dental erosions can be GERD-related, especially in
the case of infants or of neurologically-impaired children.
The case of a 4 year and 8 month-old child with gastroeso‑
phageal reflux, with typical (chronic vomiting) and atypi‑
cal (chronic cough, dental erosions) digestive
manifestations, a diagnosis established by pH-metry asso‑
ciated with multichannel intraluminal impedance, will be
discussed in the study.
Citation
ID:
191235
Ref Key:
galo2013internationalchronic