Idiopathic esophageal ulcers in a child with AIDS

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 211-214

  Narwal, Shivinder ^a   Galeano, Narmer F ^a   Pottenger, Elaine ^a   Kazlow, Philip G ^a   Husain, Sameera ^a   DeFelice, Amy R ^a  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BARIUM MEAL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PREDNISONE; ULCER;

EID: 0030950511     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199702000-00016     Document Type: Article

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