Idiopathic giant esophageal ulcers in a renal transplant patient responsive to steroid therapy

Transplantation

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 230-232

  Farrell, James J ^a   Cosimi, A Benedict ^a   Chung, Raymond T ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMLODIPINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GANCICLOVIR; LANSOPRAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NYSTATIN; PREDNISONE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEROID THERAPY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PREDNISONE; ULCER;

EID: 0343953396     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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