title: Herpes simplex oesophagitis.
abstract: A patient is described with oesophageal ulceration due to herpes simplex virus type I. The endoscopic, light, electron microscopic, and immunohistochemical appearances are described and the literature of this under-diagnosed entity is reviewed.
mesh_terms: D002213:Capsid / Q000032:analysis; D004724:Endoscopy; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007181:Inclusion Bodies, Viral / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009092:Mucous Membrane / Q000473:pathology