Acute primary HIV-esophagitis.
We report on a case of acute primary HIV-esophagitis in a 29-year-old man, who presented with fever, diarrhea, odynophagia and a skin rash. Endoscopy of the esophagus revealed multiple small shallow ulcerations. HIV-1 p24 antigen could only be shown in the blood on the day of admission to hospital, 7 days after the acute onset on the disease. Seroconversion for HIV-1 antibodies took place 2 days after the onset.
Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam.
J F
JF
Bartelsman
J M
JM
Lange
R
R
van Leeuwen
J G
JG
van den Tweel
G N
GN
Tytgat
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D015483:HIV Antibodies