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Case Reports
. 1977 Oct;68(4):381-5.

Herpes simplex ulcerative esophagitis in a healthy subject

W T Depew, R S Prentice, I T Beck, J M Blakeman, L R DaCosta
  • PMID: 605895
Case Reports

Herpes simplex ulcerative esophagitis in a healthy subject

W T Depew et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 1977 Oct.

Abstract

A 20-year old white male developed a self-limited ulcerative esophagitis followed by a transient vesicular skin eruption due to infection by herpes simplex virus Type I (HSV-I). While herpetic esophagitis has been described previously, this case appears to be unique in that there was no concomitant serious delibitating illness or pharmacological immunosuppression. Herpes simplex Type I should be included in the differential diagnosis of unusual esophageal ulceration in otherwise healthy patients.

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