A Patient with Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Herpes Simplex Esophagitis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Hemnishil K. Marella; Jiten P. Kothadia; Nasir Saleem; Bilal Ali; Yousef Abdel-Aziz; Vamsee Mupparaju; Twisha Oza; Abdallah Azouz; Colin W. Howden

doi:10.1155/2021/5519635

Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine (Jan 2021)

A Patient with Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Herpes Simplex Esophagitis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Hemnishil K. Marella,
Jiten P. Kothadia,
Nasir Saleem,
Bilal Ali,
Yousef Abdel-Aziz,
Vamsee Mupparaju,
Twisha Oza,
Abdallah Azouz,
Colin W. Howden

Affiliations

Hemnishil K. Marella: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
Jiten P. Kothadia: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
Nasir Saleem: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
Bilal Ali: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
Yousef Abdel-Aziz: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
Vamsee Mupparaju: Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
Twisha Oza: Department of Pathology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
Abdallah Azouz: Department of Pathology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38104, USA
Colin W. Howden: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38104, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5519635
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2021

Abstract

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Acute herpes simplex esophagitis (HSE) is common in immunocompromised patients. Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is characterized by immune-mediated eosinophil-predominant esophageal inflammation. We report a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection who presented with dysphagia and odynophagia and was found to have HSE and EoE. The combination of these two relatively rare conditions suggests possible predisposition.

Published in Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine

ISSN: 2090-6528 (Print); 2090-6536 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/3142

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