Case Report
A Patient with Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Herpes Simplex Esophagitis: A Case Report and Literature Review
Table 1
Summary of clinical characteristics of published cases associated with eosinophilic esophagitis and herpes simplex virus esophagitis.
| Author (year) | Country | Age of the patient (yr) | Sex | Immunocompromised (yes/no) | Atopy | HSV or EoE diagnosed first (or concurrently) | Reported treatment |
| Monsanto et al. [9] | Portugal | 20 | M | No | Asthma | HSV 6 weeks before | Acyclovir + PPI followed by fluticasone | Machicado et al. [8] | USA | 18 | M | No | Allergic rhinitis and wheat allergy | Concurrently | Acyclovir (3 days) + valacyclovir (11 days) + PPI | Zimmermann et al. [10] | Switzerland | 27 | F | No | Unknown | EoE 5 years before | Acyclovir + PPI followed by fluticasone | 25 | F | No | Unknown | EoE | Acyclovir | 30 | M | No | Unknown | EoE 6 years before | Acyclovir | 28 | M | No | Asthma and allergic rhinitis | HSV 9 weeks before | None (asymptomatic and lost to follow-up) | 29 | M | No | Unknown | Concurrently | Acyclovir + PPI | Iriarte Rodríguez et al. [7] | Spain | 21 | M | No | None | HSV 12 weeks before | Acyclovir + lidocaine |
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