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Noah H Kahn, Daniel P Friedmann1, Charles M Phillips
1Westlake Dermatology Clinical Research Center, Westlake Dermatology & Cosmetic Surgery, 8825 Bee Cave Rd, Ste 100, Austin, TX 78746, USA. daniel@westlakedermatology.com.
Abstract:
We report a case of herpes esophagitis in a 35-year-old man with pemphigus vulgaris (PV) who was undergoing treatment with corticosteroids and mycophenolate mofetil (MMF). Pemphigus vulgaris is an autoimmune intraepithelial bullous disease resulting from pathogenic IgG antibodies toward desmoglein antigens that often requires long-term immunosuppressive therapy for control of disease symptoms. Herpes esophagitis is an ulcerative eruption caused by viral reactivation in the setting of immunosuppression. Acute odynophagia in patients undergoing systemic treatment of active PV has a broad differential and warrants prompt endoscopic evaluation.
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