PMC3573790_01
Endoscopic investigation of the proximal esophagus showed multiple ulcerations and a stricture 25 cm from the upper end of the esophagus.
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F1
The patient underwent EGD on day 7 of hospitalization that revealed diffuse friable mucosa in the upper third of the esophagus and a stricture 25 cm from the upper end of the esophagus but no evidence of candidiasis (fig. 1).
Esophagogram revealed a fusiform stricture (arrow) in the upper half of the esophagus.
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F2
The esophagogram revealed a large ulceration at the junction of the upper and middle third of the esophagus with associated fusiform stricture (fig. 2).