title: Herpetic bronchitis with a broncho-oesophageal fistula.
abstract: Tracheobronchitis and oesophagitis due to herpes simplex virus (HSV) are rare. Tracheo-oesophageal fistula due to HSV oesophagitis has been described in the immunocompromised host. A case is reported of a broncho-oesophageal fistula which developed secondary to herpetic bronchitis in an apparently immunocompetent patient.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary Section, Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Remy
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Kuzmowych
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Rohatgi
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Ortega
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000821:virology; D004937:Esophageal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male