Highlights
- •Achalasia is an idiopathic disorder characterized by degeneration of esophageal myenteric neurons.
- •Enteric neuropathies secondary to systemic diseases have been implicated in the pathogenesis of achalasia.
- •The All of Usresearch program database from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) allows for the examination of achalasia and systemic disease associations.
- •A diagnosis of achalasia is associated with several autoimmune conditions including systemic scleroderma, rheumatoid arthritis, and Guillain-Barré syndrome.
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Publication history
Published online: June 01, 2022
Accepted:
May 27,
2022
Received in revised form:
May 13,
2022
Received:
March 18,
2022
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