Garlic induced esophagitis

A 54-year-old man with history of hypertension admitted to our clinic with complaints of acute onset odynophagia and retrosternal pain in the preceding 12 hours. Endoscopy revealed a garlic at the upper part of esophagus (Fig. 1). Garlic pushed into the stomach with endoscopy. oedematous, fragile mucosal area with superficial erosion at the upper of esophagus was detect- ed. Longitudinal length of the lesion was nearly 2,5 cm (Fig. 2). The detailed history revealed that he had been in the habit of swallowing garlic with a little amount of water for an alternative treatment in controlling hyper- tensive attack.