Remy D P, Kuzmowych T V, Rohatgi P K, Ortega L G
Pulmonary Section, Veterans' Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA.
Thorax. 1995 Aug;50(8):906-7. doi: 10.1136/thx.50.8.906.
Tracheobronchitis and oesophagitis due to herpes simplex virus (HSV) are rare. Tracheo-oesophageal fistula due to HSV oesophagitis has been described in the immunocompromised host. A case is reported of a broncho-oesophageal fistula which developed secondary to herpetic bronchitis in an apparently immunocompetent patient.