Herpes simplex virus esophagitis in an immunodeficient patient with non-small-cell lung cancer following a disseminated herpes zoster infection

F. Gundling; H. Rohrbach; A. Nerlich; W. Schepp

doi:10.1055/s-2007-995380

Endoscopy, Table of Contents

Endoscopy 2008; 40: E157-E158
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-995380

Unusual cases and technical notes

Herpes simplex virus esophagitis in an immunodeficient patient with non-small-cell lung cancer following a disseminated herpes zoster infection

F. Gundling¹ , H. Rohrbach² , A. Nerlich² , W. Schepp¹

¹Second Department of Medicine, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
²Department of Pathology, Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

Abstract

Full Text

References

1 Matsumoto J, Sumiyoshi A. Herpes simplex esophagitis: a rare study in autopsy series. Am J Clin Pathol. 1985; 84 96-99
2 McDonald D B, Sharma P, Hackman R C. et al . Esophageal infections in immunosuppressed patients after bone marrow transplantation. Gastroenterology. 1985; 88 1111-1117
3 Wilcox C M, Schwartz D A, Clark W S. Esophageal ulceration in human immunodeficiency virus infection: causes, response to therapy, and long-term outcome. Ann Intern Med. 1995; 122 143-149
4 Kadakia S C, Oliver G A, Peura D A. Acyclovir in endoscopically presumed viral esophagitis. Gastrointest Endosc. 1987; 33 33-35
5 Rattner H M, Cooper D J, Zaman M B. Severe bleeding from herpes esophagitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 1985; 80 523-525

F. Gundling, MD

Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Gastrointestinal Oncology

Bogenhausen Academic Teaching Hospital

Technical University of Munich

Englschalkinger Straße 77

81925 Munich

Germany

Fax: +49-89-92702486

Email: Gastroenterologie@kh-bogenhausen.de