Herpes Simplex Esophagitis in Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report
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Herpes Simplex Esophagitis in Immunocompetent Host: A Case Report
Introduction. Herpes simplex esophagitis is well recognized in immunosuppressed subjects, but it is infrequent in immunocompetent patients. We present a case of HSE in a 53-year-old healthy man. Materials and Methods. The patient was admitted with dysphagia, odynophagia, and retrosternal chest pain. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed minute erosive area in distal esophagus and biopsies conf...
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عنوان ژورنال: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1070-3608,1029-0516
DOI: 10.1155/2009/717183