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Herpes Esophagitis

MedGen UID:: 68656
•Concept ID:: C0238112
•: Disease or Syndrome

Definition

Esophagitis resulting from exposure to herpes virus. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVHerpes Esophagitis

Infectious disease
- Infectious Disorder by Site
  - Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Infection
    - Infectious disease of digestive tract
      - Esophageal Infection
        Viral esophagitis
        Herpes Esophagitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Diagnosis and Treatment of Esophageal Candidiasis: Current Updates.

Mohamed AA, Lu XL, Mounmin FA
Can J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019;2019:3585136. Epub 2019 Oct 20 doi: 10.1155/2019/3585136. PMID: 31772927 Free PMC Article

Eosinophilic esophagitis: indications for treatment.

Straumann A
Dig Dis 2014;32(1-2):110-3. Epub 2014 Feb 28 doi: 10.1159/000357085. PMID: 24603392

Esophageal infections: etiology, diagnosis, and management.

Wilcox CM, Karowe MW
Gastroenterologist 1994 Sep;2(3):188-206. PMID: 7987618

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

A Creeping Malaise Leading to Calamity: Herpes Esophagitis Perforation.

Ahmed M, Buduhan G, Tan L, Srinathan SK, Kidane B
Ann Thorac Surg 2020 May;109(5):e339-e341. Epub 2019 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.08.109. PMID: 31604094

Clinical Characteristics and Manifestation of Herpes Esophagitis: One Single-center Experience in Taiwan.

Wang HW, Kuo CJ, Lin WR, Hsu CM, Ho YP, Lin CJ, Su MY, Chiu CT, Chen KH
Medicine (Baltimore) 2016 Apr;95(14):e3187. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000003187. PMID: 27057845 Free PMC Article

A difficult case to swallow: herpes esophagitis after epidural steroid injection.

Davis K, Prater A, Fluker SA, Klein R
Am J Ther 2014 Jan-Feb;21(1):e9-14. doi: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e318220500f. PMID: 21768868

Herpes esophagitis: clinical syndrome, endoscopic appearance, and diagnosis in 23 patients.

McBane RD, Gross JB Jr
Gastrointest Endosc 1991 Nov-Dec;37(6):600-3. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(91)70862-6. PMID: 1756917

Esophageal intramural pseudodiverticulosis: a reevaluation.

Levine MS, Moolten DN, Herlinger H, Laufer I
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1986 Dec;147(6):1165-70. doi: 10.2214/ajr.147.6.1165. PMID: 3096096

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Diagnosis

Intramural Esophageal Hematoma with Herpes Esophagitis.

Takemoto K, Atagi K
Intern Med 2022 Mar 15;61(6):923. Epub 2021 Sep 4 doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8284-21. PMID: 34483216 Free PMC Article

Herpes esophagitis in healthy adults and adolescents: report of 3 cases and review of the literature.

Canalejo E, García Durán F, Cabello N, García Martínez J
Medicine (Baltimore) 2010 Jul;89(4):204-210. doi: 10.1097/MD.0b013e3181e949ed. PMID: 20616659

Herpes esophagitis: clinical syndrome, endoscopic appearance, and diagnosis in 23 patients.

McBane RD, Gross JB Jr
Gastrointest Endosc 1991 Nov-Dec;37(6):600-3. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(91)70862-6. PMID: 1756917

Update on esophageal radiology.

Levine MS, Rubesin SE, Ott DJ
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1990 Nov;155(5):933-41. doi: 10.2214/ajr.155.5.2120962. PMID: 2120962

Herpes esophagitis.

Levine MS, Laufer I, Kressel HY, Friedman HM
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1981 May;136(5):863-6. doi: 10.2214/ajr.136.5.863. PMID: 6784517

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Therapy

Herpes Esophagitis That Resembles Candidiasis.

Chivia J, Figueiredo PC
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019 Sep;17(10):e118. Epub 2018 Aug 9 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.08.013. PMID: 30099112

Not so Obvious: Acute Herpes Esophagitis.

Yamada Y, Rodriguez C, Mannan AASR, Harrington M
Am J Med 2017 Oct;130(10):1161-1162. Epub 2017 Jun 7 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.05.010. PMID: 28601544

Herpes esophagitis in healthy adults and adolescents: report of 3 cases and review of the literature.

Canalejo E, García Durán F, Cabello N, García Martínez J
Medicine (Baltimore) 2010 Jul;89(4):204-210. doi: 10.1097/MD.0b013e3181e949ed. PMID: 20616659

A case of herpes esophagitis after fluticasone propionate for eosinophilic esophagitis.

Lindberg GM, Van Eldik R, Saboorian MH
Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008 Sep;5(9):527-30. doi: 10.1038/ncpgasthep1225. PMID: 18758471

Herpes simplex esophagitis after renal transplantation.

Mosimann F, Cuénoud PF, Steinhäuslin F, Wauters JP
Transpl Int 1994;7(2):79-82. doi: 10.1007/BF00336466. PMID: 8179807

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Prognosis

A Creeping Malaise Leading to Calamity: Herpes Esophagitis Perforation.

Ahmed M, Buduhan G, Tan L, Srinathan SK, Kidane B
Ann Thorac Surg 2020 May;109(5):e339-e341. Epub 2019 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.08.109. PMID: 31604094

Role of Endoscopic Findings and Biopsies in Renal Transplant Recipients With Gastrointestinal Complications: A Tertiary Care Experience.

Wadhwa RK, Nazeer A, Rai AA, Luck NH
Exp Clin Transplant 2018 Oct;16(5):522-527. Epub 2018 Mar 9 doi: 10.6002/ect.2017.0132. PMID: 29534657

Black esophagus associated with herpes esophagitis.

Cattan P, Cuillerier E, Cellier C, Carnot F, Landi B, Dusoleil A, Barbier JP
Gastrointest Endosc 1999 Jan;49(1):105-7. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(99)70455-4. PMID: 9869733

A syndrome of acute self-limiting ulcerative esophagitis in young adults probably due to herpes simplex virus.

Springer DJ, DaCosta LR, Beck IT
Dig Dis Sci 1979 Jul;24(7):535-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01489322. PMID: 456240

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Clinical prediction guides

Role of Endoscopic Findings and Biopsies in Renal Transplant Recipients With Gastrointestinal Complications: A Tertiary Care Experience.

Wadhwa RK, Nazeer A, Rai AA, Luck NH
Exp Clin Transplant 2018 Oct;16(5):522-527. Epub 2018 Mar 9 doi: 10.6002/ect.2017.0132. PMID: 29534657

Aberrant esophageal HLA-DR expression in a high percentage of patients with Crohn's disease.

Oberhuber G, Püspök A, Peck-Radosavlevic M, Kutilek M, Lamprecht A, Chott A, Vogelsang H, Stolte M
Am J Surg Pathol 1999 Aug;23(8):970-6. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199908000-00016. PMID: 10435568

Herpes simplex esophagitis after renal transplantation.

Mosimann F, Cuénoud PF, Steinhäuslin F, Wauters JP
Transpl Int 1994;7(2):79-82. doi: 10.1007/BF00336466. PMID: 8179807

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