The Journal of pediatrics, 2005-03, Vol.146 (3), p.426-428
2005
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Esophageal diverticulum: A complication of histoplasmosis in children
- Ist Teil von
- The Journal of pediatrics, 2005-03, Vol.146 (3), p.426-428
- Ort / Verlag
- New York, NY: Mosby, Inc
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2005
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- We report three boys, ages 8 to 14 years, who experienced dysphagia or chest pain while eating. In each patient, contrast esophagrams or esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) demonstrated mid-esophageal traction diverticula, and serologic findings were compatible with acute or recent histoplasmosis. Diverticula appear to result from esophageal traction induced by inflammatory changes in adjacent infected lymph nodes. Antifungal and anti-inflammatory therapies were individualized in each case; all patients recovered fully.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0022-3476eISSN: 1097-6833DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.10.020Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67505039
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Adolescent, Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use, Biological and medical sciences, Chest Pain - etiology, Child, Deglutition Disorders - etiology, Diverticulum, Esophageal - diagnosis, Diverticulum, Esophageal - etiology, Eating, General aspects, Histoplasmoses, Histoplasmosis - complications, Histoplasmosis - diagnosis, Histoplasmosis - drug therapy, Human mycoses, Humans, Infectious diseases, Itraconazole - therapeutic use, Male, Medical sciences, Mycoses, Tropical mycoses