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