Mycobacteria, Cryptosporidium, Pneumocystis, idiopathic esophageal ulcers, and giant ulcers (possible cytopathic effect of HIV) can occur. Ulcers may respond to systemic glucocorticoids.
For a more detailed discussion, see Hirano I, Kahrilas PJ: Dysphagia, Chap. 53, p. 254; and Kahrilas PJ, Hirano I: Diseases of the Esophagus, Chap. 347, p. 1900, in HPIM-19. |
Section 3. Common Patient Presentations