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Doxycycline esophageal ulcers

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Two patients developed acute esophageal ulceration after ingestion of doxycycline hyclate. Despite vigorous investigation no evidence was found to support a viral etiology. The ulcers are postulated to result from close contact between the capsules and the esophageal mucosa.

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  1. Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, St. Thomas Hospital, P.O. Box 380, 37202, Nashville, Tennessee

    Richard Schneider MD

  2. Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, Tennessee

    Richard Schneider MD

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Schneider, R. Doxycycline esophageal ulcers. Digest Dis Sci 22, 805–807 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01694511

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