A Patient with Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Herpes Simplex Esophagitis: A Case Report and Literature Review | Zendy

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A Patient with Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Herpes Simplex Esophagitis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Author(s) -

Hemnishil K. Marella,

Jiten P. Kothadia,

Nasir Saleem,

Bilal Ali,

Yousef AbdelAziz,

Vamsee Mupparaju,

Twisha Oza,

Abdallah Azouz,

Colin W. Howden

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

case reports in gastrointestinal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2090-6528

pISSN - 2090-6536

DOI - 10.1155/2021/5519635

Subject(s) - odynophagia , eosinophilic esophagitis , dysphagia , medicine , esophagitis , herpes simplex virus , dermatology , gastroenterology , eosinophil , eosinophilia , immunology , disease , surgery , virus , asthma , reflux

Acute herpes simplex esophagitis (HSE) is common in immunocompromised patients. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is characterized by immune-mediated eosinophil-predominant esophageal inflammation. We report a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection who presented with dysphagia and odynophagia and was found to have HSE and EoE. The combination of these two relatively rare conditions suggests possible predisposition.

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