Doxycycline-induced ulceration mimicking esophageal cancer

Cases Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Tahan, Veysel ^a   Sayrak, Hakan ^a   Bayar, Nevzat ^a   Erer, Burak ^b   Tahan, Gulgun ^c   Dane, Faysal ^d  

^a Pasabahce State Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Cardiology Clinic   (Turkey)

^c MARMARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; OMEPRAZOLE; SUCRALFATE;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FEMALE; HEARTBURN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LOWER ESOPHAGUS SPHINCTER; STOMACH ACID; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 66849128790     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: 17571626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-1-144     Document Type: Article

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