Document 0013
 DOCN  M9580013
 TI    Heightened sensitivity of the esophagus to radiation in a patient with
       AIDS.
 DT    9506
 AU    Costleigh BJ; Miyamoto CT; Micaily B; Brady LW; Department of Radiation
       Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Hahnemann; University Hospital,
       Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
 SO    Am J Gastroenterol. 1995 May;90(5):812-4. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95250765
 AB    Esophageal stricture is an uncommon complication in HIV-negative
       patients treated with radiation to the chest for lung cancer. There have
       been a number of recent reports on the association of cancer and
       HIV-positive patients, as well as a greater sensitivity to radiation
       therapy of the mucous membranes in HIV/AIDS patients. This article
       reflects a review of the literature on the risk of major complications
       and morbidity of the esophagus in HIV+/AIDS patients whose chests are
       treated with radiation for lung cancer. Included is a report of a
       previously unpublished case of an early and severe esophageal reaction
       to radiation therapy in an AIDS patient.
 DE    *Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/COMPLICATIONS  Case Report
       Esophageal Stenosis/ETIOLOGY  Esophagus/*RADIATION EFFECTS  Human  Lung
       Neoplasms/COMPLICATIONS/RADIOTHERAPY  Male  Middle Age  *Radiation
       Injuries/ETIOLOGY  *Radiation Tolerance  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW
       OF REPORTED CASES

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