Criteria for determining which drugs used for CMV prophylaxis in solid organ transplant recipients should be included in a formulary include efficacy, safety, convenience, and cost. An agent ...

An esophageal ulcer is a sore produced by erosion of the protective mucosal layer that lines the esophagus. The esophagus is a muscular tube that connects the mouth to the stomach. In people with ...

An esophageal spasm occurs when the esophageal muscles contract abnormally. (These muscles are located in the esophagus, the tube that carries food to the stomach.) Often triggered by eating ...

EoE is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by elevated levels of eosinophil, a type of white blood cell, in the esophagus. Eosinophil can build up in reaction to an allergen, leading to ...

Normally, the esophageal sphincter (a muscular tube that lets food pass into the stomach and then cinches shut to block it from coming back up) protects the esophagus from stomach acid. However, if ...

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a highly prevalent pathogen that induces life-long infections notably through the establishment of latency in hematopoietic stem cells (HSC). Bouts of reactivation are ...