[Membranous and pseudomembranous lesions of the esophagus (author's transl)].

Case reports are given of 2 patients with benign esophageal pemphigoids , of 1 patient with chickenpox involving the esophagus, an of 1 patient with carcinoma of the cardia. Differential diagnosis of membranous lesions of the esophagus is discussed on the basis of these case reports.