Open AccessTracheal pseudo-tumor caused by herpes simplex virus
Author(s) -
Stamatis Katsenos,
Dimitrios Sampaziotis,
Stavros Archondakis
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
multidisciplinary respiratory medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.72
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2049-6958
pISSN - 1828-695X
DOI - 10.4081/mrm.2013.540
Subject(s) - medicine , herpes simplex virus , bronchoscopy , respiratory tract , hsl and hsv , presentation (obstetrics) , biopsy , pathology , virus , dermatology , respiratory system , immunology , surgery
Background: Herpes simplex virus (HSV) has been shown to cause respiratory tract infections mostly in severely immunocompromised patients. Endobronchial tumor-like lesions have been described very rarely as HSV pulmonary manifestations in critically ill patients or in immunosuppressed individuals. Case presentation: This case study describes a 75-yr-old male who presented with persistent hoarseness. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy showed marked mucosal thickening protruding in mid and distal trachea causing stenosis. Biopsy specimens demonstrated cytopathological changes consistent with HSV type 1 and 2 infection. Conclusions: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first reported case of HSV presenting as an endotracheal tumor in an immunocompetent person.