Herpes simplex esophagitis in an immunocompetent host: a case report | Zendy

Binit Upadhaya Regmi | Zendy; Ram Chandra Subedi | Zendy; Sujit Kumar Mandal | Zendy; Shova Kunwar | Zendy; Binod Karki | Zendy

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Herpes simplex esophagitis in an immunocompetent host: a case report

Author(s) -

Binit Upadhaya Regmi,

Ram Chandra Subedi,

Sujit Kumar Mandal,

Shova Kunwar,

Binod Karki

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

oxford medical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.169

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2053-8855

DOI - 10.1093/omcr/omab091

Subject(s) - esophagitis , medicine , dysphagia , herpes simplex virus , immunocompetence , histopathology , host (biology) , dermatology , immunology , virus , pathology , surgery , disease , immune system , reflux , ecology , biology

Esophagitis caused by Herpes Simplex virus is a well-recognized opportunistic infection in the immunocompromised or severely ill host. However, it is uncommon in otherwise immunocompetent host. It usually responds well to a course of acyclovir. We report a case of young female without any other immunocompromised state who presented with severe dysphagia. She was diagnosed endoscopically and later with histopathology and recovered well after a course of acyclovir.

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