Esophagitis

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Esophagitis Classification and external resources
ICD-10	K 20.
ICD-9	530.1
MedlinePlus	001153
eMedicine	emerg/175
MeSH	D004941

Esophagitis (or Oesophagitis) is inflammation of the esophagus.

[edit] Causes

The most common cause is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). If caused by GERD, the diseases is also called reflux esophagitis.
Other causes of esophagitis include infections (most commonly candida, herpes simplex and cytomegalovirus). These infections are typically seen in immunocompromised people, such as those with HIV.
Food allergies have also been known to cause esophagitis
Chemical injury by alkaline or acid solutions may also cause esophagitis, and is usually seen in children or in adults who attempt suicide.
Physical injury resulting from radiation therapy or by nasogastric tubes may also be responsible.
Eosinophilic esophagitis is a little understood form of esophagitis, which is thought to be related to the intake of certain foods.

[edit] External links

Esophageal disorders The Merck Manual entry for Esophageal disorders.
Medicine.net

v • d • e Digestive system - Digestive disease - Gastroenterology (primarily K20-K93, 530-579)

Esophagus	Esophagitis - GERD - Achalasia - Boerhaave syndrome - Nutcracker esophagus - Zenker's diverticulum - Mallory-Weiss syndrome - Barrett's esophagus

Stomach/ duodenum	Peptic (gastric/duodenal) ulcer - Gastritis - Gastroenteritis - Duodenitis - Dyspepsia - Pyloric stenosis - Achlorhydria - Gastroparesis - Gastroptosis - Portal hypertensive gastropathy - Gastric antral vascular ectasia

Hernia	Inguinal (Indirect, Direct) - Femoral - Umbilical - Incisional - Diaphragmatic - Hiatus

Noninfective enteritis & colitis	Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn's disease, Ulcerative colitis) - noninfective gastroenteritis

Other intestinal	vascular (Abdominal angina, Mesenteric ischemia, Ischemic colitis, Angiodysplasia) - Ileus/Bowel obstruction (Intussusception, Volvulus) - Diverticulitis/Diverticulosis - Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) other functional intestinal disorders (Constipation, Diarrhea, Megacolon/Toxic megacolon, Proctalgia fugax) - Anal fissure/Anal fistula - Anal abscess - Rectal prolapse - Proctitis (Radiation proctitis)

Liver/hepatitis	Alcoholic liver disease - Liver failure (Hepatic encephalopathy, Acute liver failure) - Cirrhosis - PBC - Liver abscess - Autoimmune hepatitis - NASH - Fatty liver - Peliosis hepatis - Hepatic veno-occlusive disease - Portal hypertension - Hepatorenal syndrome

Accessory digestive	Gallbladder: Gallstones - Choledocholithiasis - Cholecystitis - Cholesterolosis - Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses Biliary tree: Cholangitis - Cholestasis/Mirizzi's syndrome - PSC - Biliary fistula - Ascending cholangitis Pancreatic: Acute pancreatitis - Chronic pancreatitis - Pancreatic pseudocyst - Hereditary pancreatitis - Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency - Pancreatic fistula

Other/general	Appendicitis - Peritonitis (Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis) Malabsorption (coeliac, Tropical sprue, Blind loop syndrome, Whipple's) postprocedural: Gastric dumping syndrome - Postcholecystectomy syndrome bleeding: Hematemesis - Melena - Gastrointestinal bleeding (Upper, Lower)

See also congenital