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    Esophagitis is inflammation of the esophagus that causes painful or difficult swallowing. It occurs when stomach acid backs up into the esophagus or due to infection, medications, or allergies. Symptoms include difficulty swallowing, chest pain with eating, and heartburn. Esophagitis is diagnosed through tests like barium X-rays or endoscopy and treated based on the underlying cause through medications, lifestyle changes, or surgery to reduce acid reflux.

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    Esophagitis is inflammation of the esophagus that causes painful or difficult swallowing. It occurs when stomach acid backs up into the esophagus or due to infection, medications, or allergies. Symptoms include difficulty swallowing, chest pain with eating, and heartburn. Esophagitis is diagnosed through tests like barium X-rays or endoscopy and treated based on the underlying cause through medications, lifestyle changes, or surgery to reduce acid reflux.

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    Esophagitis is inflammation of the esophagus that causes painful or difficult swallowing. It occurs when stomach acid backs up into the esophagus or due to infection, medications, or allergies. Symptoms include difficulty swallowing, chest pain with eating, and heartburn. Esophagitis is diagnosed through tests like barium X-rays or endoscopy and treated based on the underlying cause through medications, lifestyle changes, or surgery to reduce acid reflux.

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    ESOPHAGITIS

    Prepared By: SIEGA,


    Devorah O.
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    DEFINITION

    Esophagitis is inflammation that may


    damage tissues of the esophagus,
    the muscular tube that delivers food
    from your mouth to your stomach.
    Esophagitis can cause painful,
    difficult swallowing and chest pain.
    Causes of esophagitis include
    stomach acids backing up into the
    esophagus, infection, oral
    medications and allergies.
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    Treatment for esophagitis depends
    on the underlying cause and the
    severity of
    tissue damage. If left untreated,
    esophagitis can damage the lining of
    the esophagus and interfere with its
    normal function, which is to move
    food and liquid from your mouth to
    your stomach. Esophagitis can also
    lead to complications such as
    scarring or narrowing of the
    esophagus, and difficulty
    swallowing.
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    SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

    Common sings and symptoms


    of esophagitis include:
    • Difficult swallowing
    • Painful swallowing
    • Chest pain, particularly behind
    the breastbone, that occurs
    with eating
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    • Heartburn
    • Acid regurgitation
    In young children, signs of
    symptoms may include:
    • Feeding difficulties
    • Failure to thrive

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    CAUSES

    Esophagitis is generally categorized


    by the condition that cause it. In
    some cases, more than one factor
    may be causing esophagitis.
    • Reflux esophagitis
    • Eosinophilic esophagitis
    •Drug-induced esopghagitis
    • Infectious esophagitis
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    TESTS AND DIAGNOSIS

    • Barium X-ray
    • Endoscopy
    • Laboratory tests

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    TREATMENTS AND DRUGS

    • Reflux esophagitis
    -Over the counter treatments
    -Prescription strength medications
    -Surgery
    • Eosinophilic esophagitis
    - Proton pump inhibitors

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    - Topical swallowed steroids
    - 6 food elimination diet
    • Drug induced esophagitis
    - Treatment for drug induced
    esophagitis is primarily avoiding the
    problem drug when possible and
    reducing the risk with better pill
    taking habits
    • Infectious esophagitis
    - A medication to treat a bacterial,
    viral, fungal, or parasitic infection
    causing infectious esophagitis.
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    LIFESTYLE AND HOME
    REMEDIES

    Depending on the type of


    esophagitis you have, you may
    lessen symptoms or avoid recurring
    problems by following these steps.
    1.Avoid foods that may increase
    reflux
    2.Use good pill taking habits
    3.Lose weight
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    4. If you smoke, quit.
    5. Avoid certain medications

    6. Avoid stooping or bending


    7. Avoid lying down after
    eating
    8. Raise the head of your bed.

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    Esophagitis pathophysiology
    Overview
    The esophagus is a part of the
    gastrointestinal tract which is responsible
    of moving the food from the mouth to the
    rectum.
    Esophagitis is defined as inflammation of
    mucosal layer of esophagus. Based on the
    etiology of inflammation esophagitis can
    be classified into reflux esophagitis and
    eosinophilic esophagitis. Any condition
    that lead to the reflux of the gastric acidic
    contents into the esophagus results in
    reflux esophagitis.
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    Eosinophilic esophagitis is an immunoallergic
    disorder resulting from the interaction
    between genetics and environmental triggers
    such as repeated exposure to food and
    aeroallergens.
    TH2 inflammatory cell response play a major
    role in the production of eosinophils. Activated
    TH2 response leads to the recruitment and
    activation of eosinophils and mast cells.
    Characteristic gross pathology findings of
    esophagitis include fixed esophageal ring,
    white exudates, longitudinal furrows/ fibrosis,
    mucosal pallor, Diffuse esophageal narrowing.

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    Characteristic microscopic findings
    of esophagitis include edema and
    basal hyperplasia (non-specific
    inflammatory changes), lymphocytic
    infiltration, neutrophilic infiltration,
    eosinophilic infiltration, goblet cell
    intestinal metaplasia or Barrett's
    esophagus and elongation of the
    papillae.

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