Herpetic esophagitis and intractable hiccups (singultus) in an immuno-competent patient

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 796-797

  Mulhall, Brian P ^a   Nelson, Brenda ^a   Rogers, Lori ^a   Wong, Roy K H ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTACID AGENT; BARIUM; CHLORPROMAZINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; METOCLOPRAMIDE; OMEPRAZOLE; ONDANSETRON; PROCHLORPERAZINE; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ESOPHAGOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; HERPES; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HICCUP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLUX ESOPHAGITIS; ENDOSCOPY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN CELL; VOMITING;

EID: 0038446318     PISSN: 00165107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mge.2003.212     Document Type: Article

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