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Herpetic Esophagitis in Immunocompetent Medical Student
Joint Authors
Pinto, Sebastião Alves
de Alencar, Luciana Rodrigues
Marinho, Andréia Vidica
Araújo Filho, João Alves de
Bonfim, Vinícius Mendes
Source
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Esophagitis caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV) is often documented during periods of immunosuppression in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); it is rare in immunocompetent diagnosed patients.
Case reports of herpetic esophagitis in students of health sciences are extremely rare.
The disease presents with a clinical picture characterized by acute odynophagia and retrosternal pain without obvious causes and ulcers, evidenced endoscopically in the middistal esophagus.
Diagnosis depends on endoscopy, biopsies for pathology studies, and immunohistochemistry techniques.
The disease course is often benign; however, treatment with acyclovir speeds the disappearance of symptoms and limits the severity of infection.
In this report, we present a case of herpetic esophagitis in an immunocompetent medical student, with reference to its clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment.
The disease may have manifested as a result of emotional stress experienced by the patient.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Marinho, Andréia Vidica& Bonfim, Vinícius Mendes& de Alencar, Luciana Rodrigues& Pinto, Sebastião Alves& Araújo Filho, João Alves de. 2014. Herpetic Esophagitis in Immunocompetent Medical Student. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509067
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Marinho, Andréia Vidica…[et al.]. Herpetic Esophagitis in Immunocompetent Medical Student. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Marinho, Andréia Vidica& Bonfim, Vinícius Mendes& de Alencar, Luciana Rodrigues& Pinto, Sebastião Alves& Araújo Filho, João Alves de. Herpetic Esophagitis in Immunocompetent Medical Student. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-509067
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-509067