Giant idiopathic ulcer of esophagus in the context of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Author(s) -
C Dragean,
Iulia Bogdan,
K Azzouzzi,
Louis Goncette
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the belgian society of radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.232
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1780-2393
DOI - 10.5334/jbr-btr.212
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , esophagus , radiology , continuing medical education , continuing education , medical physics , family medicine , surgery , medical education , history , archaeology
The giant ulcer of esophagus is a rare entity in the context of human immunodeficiency syndrome. In front of this type of ulceration the radiologist must to distinguish between two types of ulcers HIV, cytomegalovirus (CMV). The differential diagnosis is necessary for orientation of the therapy and is the result of association between radiological, endoscopic and pathological findings.
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