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#redirect [[Esophagus#Herpes_esophagitis]]
'''Herpes esophagitis''' is an inflammation of the [[esophagus]] due to [[herpes simplex virus]].
 
==General==
Etiology:
*[[Herpes simplex virus]].
 
==Gross/endoscopic==
Features:
*Ulcers with a "punched-out" appearance with a brown/red edge.
 
===Images===
<gallery>
Image:Herpes_esophagitis.JPG | Herpes esophagitis - endoscopy. (WC)
</gallery>
www:
*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/GIHTML/GI003.html Herpes esophagitis - gross (utah.edu)].
*[http://www.gastrohep.com/images/image.asp?id=648 Herpes esophagitis - endoscopy (gastrohep.com)].
 
==Microscopic==
Features (3 Ms):
*'''M'''oulding.
*'''M'''ultinucleation.
*'''M'''argination of chromatin.
 
===Images===
<gallery>
Image:Herpes_esophagitis_-_very_high_mag.jpg | HSV esophagitis - very high mag. (WC/Nephron)
Image:Herpes_esophagitis_-_intermed_mag.jpg | HSV esophagitis - intermed. mag. (WC/Nephron)
</gallery>
 
====IHC====
*HSV-1 +ve.<ref name=pmid20616659>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Canalejo Castrillero | first1 = E. | last2 = García Durán | first2 = F. | last3 = Cabello | first3 = N. | last4 = García Martínez | first4 = J. | title = Herpes esophagitis in healthy adults and adolescents: report of 3 cases and review of the literature. | journal = Medicine (Baltimore) | volume = 89 | issue = 4 | pages = 204-10 | month = Jul | year = 2010 | doi = 10.1097/MD.0b013e3181e949ed | PMID = 20616659 }}</ref>
**Occasionally HSV-2 +ve.
 
==See also==
*[[Esophagus]].
 
==References==
{{Reflist|2}}


[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Diagnosis]]
[[Category:Esophagus]]
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