A Case of Herpes simplex Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Boy

건강했던 남아에서 발생된 헤르페스 식도염 1예

Herpes simplex virus has rarely been identified as a cause of esophagitis in immunocompetent children. This virus affects predominantly males presenting with symptoms of fever, odynophagia, dysphagia, and retrosternal pain of acute onset. Esophagoscopy typically reveals exudative well-circumscribed ulcerations of the distal and/or mid-esophagus. Further investigations using biopsy, viral culture, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and seroconversion of antibodies to Herpes simplex are recommended to assist with a definitive diagnosis. This esophagitis is often a self-limited infection in immunocompetent children. Nevertheless, antiviral treatment may expedite symptom relief with Herpes simplex virus infection. It is imperative to document herpes esophagitis in cases with subsequent severe odynophagia in immunocompetent children. Here we present the case of a 12-year-old immunocompetent boy with herpes esophagitis.

저자들은 건강했던 12세 남아가 발열, 연하통, 삼킴 곤란 증세를 호소하여 시행한 내시경 상 식도의 궤양과 수포성 병변이 보이고 헤르페스 I형 항체 양성반응으로 진단된 헤르페스 식도염을 항바이러스제와 proton pump inhibitor 등 보존적 치료로 치유시킨 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.