A CASE OF HERPETIC ESOPHAGITIS AFTER UPPER GI ENDOSCOPY

Abstract

We reported a case of herpetic esophagitis detected on the next day of the upper GI endoscopy and observed endoscopic findings in early stage. A 44-year-old female was performed upper GI endoscopy and gastric cancer was found out. Next day, we performed upper GI endoscopy again for the close examination. Then, many white vesicles, which were not observed at the previous endoscopic study, were detected in the esophagus. Histologically, we diagnosed that the cause of the esophagitis was due to infection of herpes simplex virus (HSV). We suggest that upper GI endoscopy for a immunocompromised host may become a cause of herpetic esophagitis.