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Updated: Jul 14 2017

Esophagitis

Corrosive Esophagitis
  • Caused by ingestion of strongly acidic or basic chemical
    • Lye, HCl
  • Results in
    • esophageal perforation
      • other causes include endoscopy and forceful vomiting
    • esophageal stricture formation
  • Often seen in suicide attempts or in the pediatric population
Infectious Esophagitis
  • Commonly seen in AIDS patients and the Immunocompromised
  • May be viral or fungal
    • HSV (punched out lesions on EGD) 
    • CMV (large solitary ulcers or erosions on EGD) 
    • Candida (white mucosal plaque-like lesions on EGD) 
  • Odynophagia is main symptom
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