Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Esophagitis in a Young Immunocompetent Adult
Joint Authors
Kadayakkara, Deepak K.
Candelaria, Angela
Kwak, Ye Eun
Loeser, Caroline
Source
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-04-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Herpes simplex esophagitis (HSE) is commonly identified in immunosuppressed patients.
It is rare among immunocompetent patients and almost all of the reported cases are due to HSV-1 infection.
HSV-2 esophagitis is extremely rare.
We report the case of a young immunocompetent male who presented with dysphagia, odynophagia, and epigastric pain.
Endoscopy showed multitudes of white nummular lesions in the distal esophagus initially suspected to be candida esophagitis.
However, classic histopathological findings of multinucleated giant cells with eosinophilic intranuclear inclusions and positive HSV-2 IgM confirmed the diagnosis of HSV-2 esophagitis.
The patient rapidly responded to acyclovir treatment.
Although HSV-2 is predominantly associated with genital herpes, it can cause infections in other parts of the body previously attributed to only HSV-1 infection.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kadayakkara, Deepak K.& Candelaria, Angela& Kwak, Ye Eun& Loeser, Caroline. 2016. Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Esophagitis in a Young Immunocompetent Adult. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kadayakkara, Deepak K.…[et al.]. Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Esophagitis in a Young Immunocompetent Adult. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kadayakkara, Deepak K.& Candelaria, Angela& Kwak, Ye Eun& Loeser, Caroline. Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Esophagitis in a Young Immunocompetent Adult. Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100815
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100815