Background: A 19-year-old white woman presented with a 6-month history of progressively worsening dysphagia.
Investigations: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, esophageal biopsies followed by histological evaluation of biopsy samples including immunohistochemical staining for herpes simplex virus.
Diagnosis: Herpes esophagitis with concurrent eosinophilic esophagitis.
Management: Valaciclovir and fluconazole.
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