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ArticleCureus2026

Herpes Simply Strikes Back: A Case of Recurrent Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Patient.

Mohammed Y Youssef, Andrea Brestel, Hafsa Khan, Asim Usman, Jaison John

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mohammed Y YoussefInternal Medicine, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, Greenville, USA.
Andrea BrestelInternal Medicine, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, Greenville, USA.
Hafsa KhanInternal Medicine, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, Greenville, USA.
Asim UsmanInternal Medicine, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, Greenville, USA.
Jaison JohnInternal Medicine, Arkansas Colleges of Health Education, Greenville, USA.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus esophagitis (HE) is a commonly observed disease in immunocompromised individuals, but is rare in immunocompetent individuals and often misdiagnosed due to overlapping features with other causes of esophagitis. Delay in diagnosis and appropriate treatment can lead to severe complications such as esophageal ulceration, resulting in bleeding, perforation, fistulas, food impaction, and strictures. We report a rare case of recurrent HE in an immunocompetent male initially misdiagnosed as

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antiviral therapyherpes simplex virus esophagitishsv esophagitisimmunocompetent patientsodynophagiarecurrence

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PMID42147639
PMCPMC13179112

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