title: [Diagnosis and therapy of HIV associated esophagitis--HIV and esophagitis].
abstract: Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract are one of the most common complication of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Although there have been advances in the diagnosis and therapy of GI diseases in AIDS, currently, the diagnosis of and therapy for such opportunistic diseases still represent a challenge. The following article focuses on the diagnostic approach, differential diagnosis of and therapy for opportunistic esophageal diseases in AIDS.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mönkemüller
mesh_terms: D004941:Esophagitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'