A rare cause of dysphagia: Herpes simplex esophagitis

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 2756-2757

  Lee, Bee ^a   Caddy, Grant ^a  

^a ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Esophagitis; Herpes simplex; Immunocompetent

Indexed keywords

PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SUCRALFATE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 1; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; ODYNOPHAGIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THORAX PAIN; VIRUS CULTURE;

EID: 34250748349     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i19.2756     Document Type: Article

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