Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.
2001 Jan;22(1):32-35.
Herpes Simplex Esophagitis Presenting as Melena: A case report
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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- A 29-year-old man was admitted because of melena for 5 days. Two years ago, he underwent allogenic bone marrow transplantation for chronic myeloid leukemia and received immunosuppressive agents. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy showed a picture - multiple scattered deep ulcers and friable pseudomembranes - of highly suggestive of a herpes simplex esophagitis and biopsy revealed multinucleated giant cells and pathognomonic intranuclear inclusion bodies. Esophageal lesions and melena improved after acyclovir therapy.
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