Varicella Zoster Virus Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Patient

The varicella zoster virus is highly infectious, spreading via direct contact or respiratory droplets, and can lead to life-threatening complications. Although disseminated disease tends to occur most commonly in immunocompromised patients, we present a peculiar case of varicella zoster esophagitis...

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Autores principales: Shallal, Anita, Patel, Prashant, Reaume, Michael, Tariq, Tooba, Garg, Deepak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6658043/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31616730
http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000044
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author Shallal, Anita
Patel, Prashant
Reaume, Michael
Tariq, Tooba
Garg, Deepak
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description The varicella zoster virus is highly infectious, spreading via direct contact or respiratory droplets, and can lead to life-threatening complications. Although disseminated disease tends to occur most commonly in immunocompromised patients, we present a peculiar case of varicella zoster esophagitis in a healthy, immunocompetent adult. To provide prompt treatment, clinicians should be aware that the varicella zoster virus could cause severe esophagitis, even in immunocompetent patients.
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spelling pubmed-66580432019-10-15 Varicella Zoster Virus Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Patient Shallal, Anita Patel, Prashant Reaume, Michael Tariq, Tooba Garg, Deepak ACG Case Rep J Case Report The varicella zoster virus is highly infectious, spreading via direct contact or respiratory droplets, and can lead to life-threatening complications. Although disseminated disease tends to occur most commonly in immunocompromised patients, we present a peculiar case of varicella zoster esophagitis in a healthy, immunocompetent adult. To provide prompt treatment, clinicians should be aware that the varicella zoster virus could cause severe esophagitis, even in immunocompetent patients. Wolters Kluwer 2019-03-28 /pmc/articles/PMC6658043/ /pubmed/31616730 http://dx.doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000044 Text en © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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