Herpes Simplex Ulcerative Esophagitis in a Healthy Subject |
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| Authors: | W. T. DEPEW,B.Sc.,M.D., R. S. A. PRENTICE,M.D.,CM.,C.R.C.P.,&dagger I. T. BECK,M.D.,Ph.D.,F.R.C.P.,F.A.C.P.,F.A.C.G.,&Dagger J M. BLAKEMAN,M.D.,F.R.C.P.,¶ L. R. DaCOSTA,M.B.,M.R.C.P.,M.D. ,F. R.C.P.. F.A.C.P.,F.A.C.C.,§ |
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| Affiliation: | Queen's University Digestive Diseases Unit, the Divisions of Gastroenterology and Dermatology of the Department of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, Hotel Dieu Hospital, Queen's University, Kingston, Canada |
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A 20-year old white male developed a self-limited ulcerative esophagitis followed by a transient vesicular skin eruption due to infection by herpes simplex virus Type I (HSV-I). While herpetic esophagitis has been described previously, this case appears to be unique in that there was no concomitant serious delibitating illness or pharmacological immunosuppression. Herpes simplex Type I should be included in the differential diagnosis of unusual esophageal ulceration in otherwise healthy patients. |
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