Table 1

Reported cases of Epstein-Barr virus oesophagitis among immunocompetent patients

Gender and age	Symptoms	Endoscopic findings	Diagnosis	Treatment
Male, 23 years4	Fever, diaphoresis, lethargy, weight loss, odynophagia, haematemesis, lymphadenopathy	Multiple ulcerations	Positive Monospot test	Symptomatic
Female, 27 years5	Dysphagia, odynophagia	Multiple, well-circumscribed ulcerations, differing depths	PCR analysis of biopsy	Aciclovir
Male, 48 years6	Fever, nausea, dysphagia	Denuded, extensive ulcerations	PCR analysis of biopsy	Aciclovir