Herpes esophagitis is visualized when barium pools in multiple small ulcers.
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Herpes esophagitis. Arrow points to a multinucleated ground-glass inclusion with chromatin margination and molding.
Prominent mononuclear cell infiltrate is characteristic of
herpes esophagitis. Hum Pathol, 1991, 22, 541-549.
Black esophagus associated with
herpes esophagitis. Gastrointest Endosc 1999;49:105-7.
Herpes esophagitis may occasionally develop as an acute, self-limited disease in otherwise healthy patients.
(1,14) This condition may be difficult to differentiate from herpes esophagitis on barium studies, but the clinical history usually suggests the correct diagnosis.
Herpes esophagitis: Sensitivity of double-contrast esophagography.
