PMID: 16528113Mar 11, 2006Paper

Esophageal achalasia and alacrima in siblings

Indian Pediatrics
Amar Singh, Anirudh Shah

Abstract

Achalasia of the esophagus is a rare problem in children. It has been reported in siblings of consanguineous parents. Allgrove or AAA (triple-A) syndrome is an autosomal recessive condition associated with adrenal insufficiency, alacrima and achalasia of the oesophagus. We present two siblings with familial achalasia and alacrima treated at 3 months and 9 years respectively.

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