Cytomegalovirus esophagitis in patients with AIDS. (Tips From Other Journals) From: American Family Physician | Date: March 1, 1991 | COPYRIGHT 1991 American Academy of Family Physicians. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Opportunistic infections of the esophagus are one of the most frequent gastrointestinal manifestations of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Wilcox and colleagues report their findings in 16 patients with cytomegalovirus esophagitis confirmed by endoscopy and biopsy.

The authors reviewed the records of all patients with AIDS or risk factors for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who had symptoms of esophageal disease and who were evaluated with upper endoscop...

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