CANDIDA ESOPHAGITIS AND CMV GASTRITIS IN A PATIENT WITH AIDS - IMMUNOCHEMICAL STUDY

Esophageal candidiasis, along with gastritis caused by cytomegalovirus -CMV-, is a common opportunistic infection in immunodepressed patient s. A clinico-pathological description is made of a human immunodeficie ncy virus-positive female (group IV-C-2) with a history of odynophagia and dysphagia resistant to treatment. The light microscopy and immuno histochemical study of an endoscopic esophago-gastric biopsy allowed t he diagnosis of moniliasic esophagitis associated with CMV-induced gas tritis. Emphasis is placed on the efficacy of immunohistochemical tech niques over other methods in diagnosing CMV infection.