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Viral esophagitis

MedGen UID:
87414
Concept ID:
C0341110
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Viral Esophagitis; viral esophagitis; Viruses caused esophagitis (disease); Viruses esophagitis (disease)
SNOMED CT: Viral esophagitis (235603003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003846

Definition

Viral infection of the esophagus. It often occurs in immunocompromised patients and it is caused by cytomegalovirus or herpes simplex virus. Symptoms include pain on swallowing, fever, and retrosternal burning. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Parente F, Cernuschi M, Rizzardini G, Lazzarin A, Valsecchi L, Bianchi Porro G
Am J Gastroenterol 1991 Dec;86(12):1729-34. PMID: 1962617

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Misaki M, Sagami S, Yamana Y, Maeda M, Hojo A, Miyatani Y, Maeda I, Nakano M, Hibi T, Kobayashi T
Clin J Gastroenterol 2024 Aug;17(4):593-597. Epub 2024 May 23 doi: 10.1007/s12328-024-01978-z. PMID: 38782847
Wilcox CM, Rodgers W, Lazenby A
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004 Jul;2(7):564-7. doi: 10.1016/s1542-3565(04)00239-3. PMID: 15224280
Wilcox CM, Straub RF, Schwartz DA
Gastrointest Endosc 1996 Nov;44(5):587-93. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5107(96)70014-7. PMID: 8934167
Bonacini M, Young T, Laine L
Arch Intern Med 1991 Aug;151(8):1567-72. PMID: 1651690
Levine MS, Woldenberg R, Herlinger H, Laufer I
Radiology 1987 Dec;165(3):815-20. doi: 10.1148/radiology.165.3.2825235. PMID: 2825235

Diagnosis

Karpf J, Safroneeva E, Rossel JB, Hildenbrand F, Saner C, Greuter T, Rogler G, Straumann A, Schoepfer A, Biedermann L, Murray FR, Schreiner P
Dig Dis Sci 2024 Oct;69(10):3853-3862. Epub 2024 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s10620-024-08586-4. PMID: 39115646Free PMC Article
Pouw RE, Barret M, Biermann K, Bisschops R, Czakó L, Gecse KB, de Hertogh G, Hucl T, Iacucci M, Jansen M, Rutter M, Savarino E, Spaander MCW, Schmidt PT, Vieth M, Dinis-Ribeiro M, van Hooft JE
Endoscopy 2021 Nov;53(11):1174-1188. Epub 2021 Sep 17 doi: 10.1055/a-1611-5091. PMID: 34535035
Desai N, Albahra S, Lucas E, Singal AG, Hammer STG, Gopal P
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2021 Nov-Dec 01;29(10):713-719. doi: 10.1097/PAI.0000000000000962. PMID: 34369420
Wilcox CM, Rodgers W, Lazenby A
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004 Jul;2(7):564-7. doi: 10.1016/s1542-3565(04)00239-3. PMID: 15224280
Lorenz R, Jorysz G, Classen M
Dysphagia 1993;8(2):91-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02266987. PMID: 8467731

Therapy

Misaki M, Sagami S, Yamana Y, Maeda M, Hojo A, Miyatani Y, Maeda I, Nakano M, Hibi T, Kobayashi T
Clin J Gastroenterol 2024 Aug;17(4):593-597. Epub 2024 May 23 doi: 10.1007/s12328-024-01978-z. PMID: 38782847
Desai N, Albahra S, Lucas E, Singal AG, Hammer STG, Gopal P
Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2021 Nov-Dec 01;29(10):713-719. doi: 10.1097/PAI.0000000000000962. PMID: 34369420
Wilcox CM, Rodgers W, Lazenby A
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004 Jul;2(7):564-7. doi: 10.1016/s1542-3565(04)00239-3. PMID: 15224280
Bashir RM, Wilcox CM
J Clin Gastroenterol 1996 Dec;23(4):292-8. doi: 10.1097/00004836-199612000-00011. PMID: 8957733
Parente F, Cernuschi M, Rizzardini G, Lazzarin A, Valsecchi L, Bianchi Porro G
Am J Gastroenterol 1991 Dec;86(12):1729-34. PMID: 1962617

Prognosis

Karpf J, Safroneeva E, Rossel JB, Hildenbrand F, Saner C, Greuter T, Rogler G, Straumann A, Schoepfer A, Biedermann L, Murray FR, Schreiner P
Dig Dis Sci 2024 Oct;69(10):3853-3862. Epub 2024 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s10620-024-08586-4. PMID: 39115646Free PMC Article
Misaki M, Sagami S, Yamana Y, Maeda M, Hojo A, Miyatani Y, Maeda I, Nakano M, Hibi T, Kobayashi T
Clin J Gastroenterol 2024 Aug;17(4):593-597. Epub 2024 May 23 doi: 10.1007/s12328-024-01978-z. PMID: 38782847
Wilcox CM, Rodgers W, Lazenby A
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2004 Jul;2(7):564-7. doi: 10.1016/s1542-3565(04)00239-3. PMID: 15224280
Bonacini M, Young T, Laine L
Am J Gastroenterol 1993 Apr;88(4):549-51. PMID: 8204115
Bonacini M, Young T, Laine L
Arch Intern Med 1991 Aug;151(8):1567-72. PMID: 1651690

Clinical prediction guides

Karpf J, Safroneeva E, Rossel JB, Hildenbrand F, Saner C, Greuter T, Rogler G, Straumann A, Schoepfer A, Biedermann L, Murray FR, Schreiner P
Dig Dis Sci 2024 Oct;69(10):3853-3862. Epub 2024 Aug 8 doi: 10.1007/s10620-024-08586-4. PMID: 39115646Free PMC Article
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
Glick SN
AJR Am J Roentgenol 1994 Aug;163(2):349-52. doi: 10.2214/ajr.163.2.8037028. PMID: 8037028
Bonacini M, Young T, Laine L
Am J Gastroenterol 1993 Apr;88(4):549-51. PMID: 8204115
Bonacini M, Young T, Laine L
Arch Intern Med 1991 Aug;151(8):1567-72. PMID: 1651690

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