Bach MC, Howell DA, Valenti AJ, Smith T, Dretler RH, Winslow DL; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1989 Jun 4-9; 5: 263 (abstract no. M.B.P.247).
Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine, USA
A new syndrome of aphthous ulcerations of the pharynx and esophagus were recently described in three patients with AIDS (Ann Intern Med Aug 15 1988). We now report seven additional cases, including two patients with giant esophageal ulcers and one patient with colonic ulcers associated with gastrointestinal hemorrhage. All these cases responded dramatically to oral corticosteroid therapy. One patient had high titers of immune complexes by Raji cell assay. These ulcerations may represent the one end of a spectrum of "autoimmune" ulcerations seen commonly in normal patients as recurrent oral aphthous stomatitis. Illustrative photographs will highlight the clinical cases.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- Behcet Syndrome
- Esophageal Diseases
- Humans
- Oral Ulcer
- Pharynx
- Stomatitis, Aphthous
- Syndrome
- Ulcer
Other ID:
UI: 102177101
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