Boerhaave's syndrome due to herpes simplex virus type 1 esophagitis in a patient with AIDS

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1244-1245

  Dieckhaus, Kevin D ^a   Hill, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; CORTICOSTEROID; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE; PREDNISONE; SULTAMICILLIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BOERHAAVE SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; ESOPHAGUS RUPTURE; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031946061     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/598363     Document Type: Article

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