Template:Esophagitis types

Esophagitis Types

  • Inflammatory
    • GERD
    • Pill esophagitis (NSAIDs, antibiotics)
    • Allergy (esoninophillic)
  • Infectious Mainly seen in pts w/ immunosuppression (HIV/AIDS, cancer, steroids)
    • Esophageal candidiasis: often an AIDS defining lesion
    • HSV, CMV esophagitis, aphthous ulceration