Staphylococcal esophagitis causing giant ulcers

J T Miller Jr; S W Slywka; J H Ellis

doi:10.1007/BF00198107

Staphylococcal esophagitis causing giant ulcers

Abdom Imaging. 1993;18(3):225-6. doi: 10.1007/BF00198107.

Authors

J T Miller Jr¹, S W Slywka, J H Ellis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor 48109-0030.

PMID: 8508078
DOI: 10.1007/BF00198107

Abstract

A 29-year-old woman with Hodgkin disease developed odynophagia while receiving chemotherapy. Large esophageal ulcers due to staphylococcal infection of the mucosa were visualized by endoscopy and radiography. This unusual bacterial esophagitis represents another potential cause of giant esophageal ulcerations.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Esophageal Diseases / microbiology
Esophageal Diseases / pathology
Esophagitis / complications*
Esophagitis / microbiology
Female
Hodgkin Disease / complications*
Humans
Opportunistic Infections / pathology
Staphylococcal Infections / complications*
Ulcer / etiology
Ulcer / microbiology
Ulcer / pathology