Cytomegalovirus-associated esophageal ulcer in an immunocompetent infant: When should ganciclovir be administered?

• Egile Nagusiak: Hyo-Jeong Jang (Egilea), Ae Suk Kim (Egilea), Jin-Bok Hwang (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Korean Pediatric Society, 2012-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-associated esophageal ulcer is rare in immunocompetent infants. The presence of inclusion bodies and immunohistochemical staining for CMV in biopsy specimens obtained during esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) indicate that such ulcers occur because of CMV infection. A 7-week-old...