The causes of esophageal symptoms in human immunodeficiency virus infection. A prospective study of 110 patients.
Bonacini M, Young T, Laine L. The causes of esophageal symptoms in human immunodeficiency virus infection. A prospective study of 110 patients. JAMA Internal Medicine 1991, 151: 1567-72. PMID: 1651690, DOI: 10.1001/archinte.151.8.1567.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionBlind brushingHerpes simplex virusViral cultureHistologic examinationVirus infectionCandida esophagitisEsophageal symptomsSimplex virusViral infectionProspective clinical case studyUrban county hospitalPositive predictive valueDiagnosis of esophagitisEsophageal infectionsInfectious esophagitisViral esophagitisConsecutive patientsOral thrushOrogastric tubeEsophageal biopsiesProspective studyVirologic testingBiopsy specimens