Staphylococcal esophagitis causing giant ulcers.
A 29-year-old woman with Hodgkin disease developed odynophagia while receiving chemotherapy. Large esophageal ulcers due to staphylococcal infection of the mucosa were visualized by endoscopy and radiography. This unusual bacterial esophagitis represents another potential cause of giant esophageal ulcerations.
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0030.
J T
JT
Miller
S W
SW
Slywka
J H
JH
Ellis
D000328:Adult; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000473:pathology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology