esophagitis/fever

Background. Eosinophilic esophagitis is an inflammatory condition where there is a dense infiltration of eosinophils typically exceeding fifteen cells per high power field. Familial Mediterranean fever is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by brief, acute, and self-limited episodes of

Mediterranean spotted fever (MSF) is a tick-borne disease caused by Rickettsia conorii. Recently, complicated cases have been more frequently reported, even in previously healthy patients. We describe a case of severe MSF complicated by acute renal failure and associated with herpetic oesophagitis.

We report a 12-year old boy with human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection and cytomegalovirus-associated esophagitis, who presented with an indolent clinical course associated with fever of an unknown origin, failure to thrive and weight loss.

Background: Suppurative oesophagitis is a diffuse inflammation of the oesophagus characterized by suppurative exudate or pus formation. Suppurative infections can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly the stomach,

BACKGROUND Candida esophagitis is a rare disease, but its incidence is higher in patients with impaired immunity due to an underlying disease. Patients with candida esophagitis usually present with lower retrosternal pain or dysphagia, but they are sometimes asymptomatic. Several risk factors,

Whipple's disease is a rare systemic condition resulting from a chronic infection by Tropheryma whipplei. Clinical presentation can be widely heterogeneous, often leading to delayed diagnosis and treatment. Furthermore, little is known about the underlying pathogenic mechanisms, although several

BACKGROUND We sought to determine the clinical characteristics of pediatric esophagitis in southern Iran. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted over a 4-year period, from 2005 to 2009, in Nemazee Hospital, a tertiary healthcare center in Shiraz, southern Iran. We consecutively included

OBJECTIVE Infections by herpes simplex viruses (HSV) are common but esophageal involvement is relatively rare. It is most frequently diagnosed in immunocompromized patients. We describe four healthy, young men with HSV esophagitis and review the literature on the subject. METHODS The diagnosis of

The aim of this study is to determine if the endoscopic presence of esophagitis predicts aspiration pneumonia after the initiation of enteral feedings in a newly placed PEG tube. A retrospective analysis of 278 patients who received a PEG tube from November 1999 to June 2002 was performed. All PEG

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the expression and cytoprotective function of a 72-kDa heat shock protein (HSP72) using a reflux esophagitis model in rats. METHODS Expression of HSP60, HSP72, and HSP90 in rat esophageal mucosa was evaluated by Western blot analysis before and after

Herpes simplex virus esophagitis is a rare and not readily recognized condition which is often seen in immunocompromised individuals. This case highlights the rare complication of herpes simplex virus in an otherwise healthy male infant who presented with a possible seizure after listlessness,