Treatment of Severe Odynophagia with Long-Acting Topical Nitroglycerin Ointment in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome | Zendy

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Treatment of Severe Odynophagia with Long-Acting Topical Nitroglycerin Ointment in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Author(s) -

YoungIn Kim,

Fred Saibil,

Anita Rachlis

Publication year - 1993

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-7237

pISSN - 0835-7900

DOI - 10.1155/1993/528013

Subject(s) - nitroglycerin (drug) , odynophagia , medicine , immune system , dermatology , pharmacology , anesthesia , immunology , esophagus

Y-1 KIM, F SAJBIL, A RACHUS, Treatment of severe odynophagia with long, acting topical nitorglycerin ointment in a patient with acquired immune defi, ciency syndrome. Can J Gastroenterol 1993;7(4):349-352. Odynophag1a and dysphagic1 are common gastrointestinal symptoms experienced by patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). These symptoms can significantly decrease food intake and thus worsen nutritional status, leading to s1gnificanc morbidity in AIDS patients. Esophageal candid iasis is the most comm.on etiological factor associated with odynophagia and dysphagia in AIDS patients, bur there ;ire ocher infectious and malignant causes for these symproms. Often the standard trealmcnts for these causes are not satisfactory. The authors report a patient with AIDS who had oral can

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