A case of infectious esophagitis caused by human papilloma virus.

3 citazioni su Scopus e 4 citazioni su ISIWebofKnowledge http://www.scopus.com/record/display.url?eid=2-s2.0-57449088244&origin=resultslist&sort=plf-f&src=s&sid=oNVoDQG_UHipYnJz9G131SP%3a420&sot=aut&sdt=a&sl=37&s=AU-ID%28%22Benassai%2c+Giacomo%22+6602920646%29&relpos=1&relpos=1&searchTerm=AU-ID(\"Benassai, Giacomo\" 6602920646) http://apps.webofknowledge.com/full_record.do?product=UA&search_mode=GeneralSearch&qid=1&SID=Y1FlaJ5LMkcDC1pm@6D&page=1&doc=5 Esophageal infections may be caused by diverse pathogens that alter the mucosal lining and produce mild symptoms or sometimes critical clinical diseases with a high risk of mortality, particularly among the immunocompromised. The most common causes of infectious esophagitis are: herpes virus, candida, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); human papilloma virus (HPV) infections are rare in Western countries. Endoscopic features of infectious esophagitis are specific for different agents; nonetheless, differential diagnosis is difficult and requires biopsy, cultures and brushing. We present the clinical case of a young woman admitted to the Department of General Surgery of A.O.U. Federico II, Naples, for a large, deep ulcerative lesion of the esophagus caused by HPV infection.