title: A case of infectious esophagitis caused by human papilloma virus.
abstract: Esophageal infections may be caused by diverse pathogens that alter the mucosal lining and produce mild symptoms or sometimes critical clinical diseases with a high risk of mortality, particularly among the immunocompromised. The most common causes of infectious esophagitis are: herpes virus, candida, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); human papilloma virus (HPV) infections are rare in Western countries. Endoscopic features of infectious esophagitis are specific for different agents; nonetheless, differential diagnosis is difficult and requires biopsy, cultures and brushing. We present the clinical case of a young woman admitted to the Department of General Surgery of A.O.U. Federico II, Naples, for a large, deep ulcerative lesion of the esophagus caused by HPV infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of General, Oncological and Videoassisted Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy. gquarto@unina.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quarto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sivero
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Somma
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Rosa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mosella
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nunziata
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Solimeno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Benassai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000276:immunology; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition; D013392:Sucralfate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D013392:Sucralfate