title: Acute herpetic esophagitis--a case report.
abstract: We report a case of acute herpetic esophagitis in a 33 year old man who was presumed to be immuno-compromised following prolonged steroid and cyclosporin treatment for acute rejection of a transplanted kidney. In Korea, all reported cases of herpetic esophagitis have been diagnosed in immuno-compromised and debilitated patients with a typical endoscopic appearance of ulcerating lesions. However, our patient showed multiple vesicular lesions without ulcer along the entire esophagus. The diagnosis was confirmed by colorimetric detection of herpes virus DNA using in situ hybridization. The endoscopic findings reported herein probably represent the typical early stage of acute herpetic esophagitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Catholic University Medical College, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: W S
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: H W
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004941:Esophagitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D017403:In Situ Hybridization; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D000212:Acyclovir