OBJECTIVE: To examine the clinical presentation, endoscopic features, laboratory diagnosis, and outcome of cytomegalovirus esophagitis in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Esophagitis causes inflammation of the esophagus ... herpes simplex virus (HSV), and cytomegalovirus can all contribute to ...

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus that persists indefinitely after primary infection, usually in a latent form in various tissues (e.g., kidney, liver, lung). [1] One percent of ...