Esophageal actinomycosis in a patient with AIDS.
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Actinomycosis has been rarely reported in patients with HIV/AIDS in contrast to other opportunistic and common pathogens. We report a case of esophageal ulcer disease, secondary to actinomycosis occurring in a patient with recurrent odynophagia. The diagnosis was made histologically only after repeated upper endoscopy with biopsies.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine
دوره 74 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001