Esophageal actinomycosis in a patient with AIDS.
Actinomycosis has been rarely reported in patients with HIV/AIDS in contrast to other opportunistic and common pathogens. We report a case of esophageal ulcer disease, secondary to actinomycosis occurring in a patient with recurrent odynophagia. The diagnosis was made histologically only after repeated upper endoscopy with biopsies.
Lee
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Infectious Disease Section, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. samuel.lee@yale.edu
Palmer
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Cooney
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000190:Actinomyces / Q000166:cytology; D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male