Atypical Herpes Esophagitis (original) (raw)

Esophageal herpes viral infections are rare condition that have been reported most frequently in immuno-FRPSURPLVHGSDWLHQWV7KLVLQIHFWLRQSULPDULO\DIIHFWVSDWLHQWVZLWKKXPDQLPPXQRGH?FLHQF\YLUXV +,9 DQGpatients receiving immunosuppressants or chemotherapy. The severity of symptoms is related to the degree of esophageal involvement. Odynophagia is the most common clinical presentation while the most common HQGRVFRSLF?QGLQJLVPXOWLSOHZHOOFLUFXPVFULEHGXOFHUV7KHVHW\SLFDOO\RFFXULQWKHGLVWDOWKLUGRIWKHHVRSKD-gus. Standard treatment is oral acyclovir for one to two weeks. Keywords +HUSHVHVRSKDJLWLVKHUSHVVLPSOH[YLUXVW\SH,LPPXQRVXSSUHVVLRQ Case report INTRODUCTION Infectious esophagitis is relatively uncommon, but it can lead to increased morbidity and mortality in immune com -promised when it is not accurately diagnosed (1). This con -dition is most often seen in immunocompromised patients whose resistance has been altered by various conditions (1, 2). Immune deficiencies, malignancies, sever...