Esophageal actinomycosis: A case report and review of the literature

Dysphagia

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 27-31

  Arora, Ashoni K ^a,b   Nord, Jill ^a   Olofinlade, O ^a   Javors, Bruce ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomycosis; Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Dysphagia; HIV

Indexed keywords

FLUCONAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGEAL ACTINOMYCOSIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION;

EID: 0037412277     PISSN: 0179051X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00455-002-0080-5     Document Type: Article

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