Lambert H, Eastham E J
Arch Dis Child. 1987 Mar;62(3):301-2. doi: 10.1136/adc.62.3.301.
An 8 year-old, immunocompetent child developed a severe acute herpetic oesophagitis in the absence of oropharyngeal lesions. Intravenous treatment with the antiviral drug, acyclovir, relieved symptoms within 24 hours.