Difference between revisions of "Esophagus"

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*[[AKA]] [[CMV]] esophagitis.

~~Clinical/microscopic~~:

Microscopic:

*Classically at the base of the ulcer; within endothelial cells - '''key point'''.

Note:

*Biopsying the the base of an ulcer usually just yields (non-diagnostic) necrotic debris; so, clinicians are told to biopsy the edge of the lesion. A suspected CMV infection is the exception to this rule!

===Herpes esophagitis===

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 *[[AKA]] [[CMV]] esophagitis.
-Clinical/microscopic:
+Microscopic:
 *Classically at the base of the ulcer; within endothelial cells - '''key point'''.
+Note:
+*Biopsying the the base of an ulcer usually just yields (non-diagnostic) necrotic debris; so, clinicians are told to biopsy the edge of the lesion. A suspected CMV infection is the exception to this rule!
 ===Herpes esophagitis===