Herpetic Esophagitis and Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Potential Association (original) (raw)

The American Journal of Case Reports, 2021

Abstract

Patient: Male, 26-year-old Final Diagnosis: Herpetic esophagitis • eosinophilic esophagitis Symptoms: Fever • adynamia • retrosternal pain • dysphagia Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Endoscopy • pathological examination Specialty: Gastroenterology • Pathology Objective: Rare coexistence of disease or pathology Background: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, infectious esophagitis, and eosinophilic esophagitis are the most frequent causes of esophagitis, the latter 2 etiologies being generally considered independently. However, the association between both entities has been suggested through case reports in immunocompetent patients. Case Report: We present the case of an immunocompetent 26-year-old man presenting with fever, adynamia, retrosternal pain, and dysphagia. Endoscopy was performed, showing whitish lesions in circular plates with erosions, and in some depressed areas in the middle and distal esophagus. Biopsies showed the presence of ulcerated foci covered by fibrinoleukocyt...

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