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Herpes simplex oesophagitis in young children
Author(s) -
Moore David J.,
Davidson Geoffrey P.,
Binns Gregory F.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1986.tb113706.x
Subject(s) - medicine , differential diagnosis , swallowing , herpes simplex virus , limiting , dermatology , gastroenterology , pediatrics , immunology , pathology , surgery , virus , engineering , mechanical engineering
Herpes simplex oesophagitis is usually associated with debilitated, traumatized or immunologically‐compromised hosts. We report here two cases of severe self‐limiting oesophagitis in immunologically competent young children that were caused by herpes simplex type 1. This diagnosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute severe pain on swallowing in children for whom oral and pharyngeal pathology have been excluded.