title: Idiopathic giant esophageal ulcer in an HIV-positive child.
abstract: We report a 3-year old HIV-positive female with a 2-cm deep ulcer in the mid-esophagus. A presumptive diagnosis of idiopathic giant ulcer was made after infectious pathogens had been excluded. The child was successfully treated with steroids. Although infectious causes of giant esophageal ulcers in HIV-positive children are common, the diagnosis of idiopathic giant ulcer must be considered in order to institute proper therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. nblitman@montefiore.org
authors.forename: Netta M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Blitman
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ali
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014456:Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology