Publications by authors named "Loai Azar"
Viral esophagitis in non-human immunodeficiency virus patients: a case-control study.
Transl Gastroenterol Hepatol
March 2024
Article Synopsis
- Esophagitis is inflammation of the esophagus caused by various factors, with infectious esophagitis being a common type attributed mainly to candida and viral infections like HSV and CMV, particularly in immunocompromised individuals.
- * A case-control study analyzed patients age 18 and older diagnosed with HSV or CMV esophagitis from 2009 to 2022 across five hospitals, focusing on their demographics and risk factors.
- * Among 40,224 cases, 50 patients were identified with viral esophagitis; symptoms varied with hematemesis more common in HSV cases and dysphagia in CMV cases, while endoscopic findings showed ulceration in HSV patients.