II. Definitions

  1. Esophagitis
    1. Inflammation of the esophageal wall

III. Causes: Infectious Esophagitis

IV. Causes: Noninfectious

  1. Gastroesophageal Reflux
    1. Most common noninfectious cause
    2. More common with Hiatal Hernia, decreased LES pressure, pregnancy
  2. Pill Esophagitis
  3. Eosinophilic Esophagitis

V. References

  1. Hagen and Pickle (2023) Crit Dec Emerg Med 37(6): 24-9

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Ontology: Esophagitis (C0014868)

Definition (MSHCZE) Zánět jícnu. Nejč. vzniká jako následek zpětného pronikání kyselého žaludečního obsahu zpět do jícnu (refluxní e. – viz reflux). K jiným příčinám patří poleptání nebo plísňový (mykotický) zánět u oslabených jedinců. Jinou příčinou může být u imunosuprimovaných osob CMV (cytomegalovirus). (cit. Velký lékařský slovník online, 2013 http://lekarske.slovniky.cz/ )
Definition (NCI_CTCAE) A disorder characterized by inflammation of the esophageal wall.
Definition (NCI_NCI-GLOSS) Inflammation of the esophagus (the tube that carries food from the mouth to the stomach).
Definition (NCI) An acute or chronic inflammatory process affecting the esophageal wall.
Definition (MSH) INFLAMMATION, acute or chronic, of the ESOPHAGUS caused by BACTERIA, chemicals, or TRAUMA.
Concepts Disease or Syndrome (T047)
MSH D004941
ICD9 530.10, 530.1
ICD10 K20 , K20.9
SnomedCT 155673008, 196605000, 266498005, 16761005
English Esophagitides, ESOPHAGITIS, OESOPHAGITIS, Esophagitis, unspecified, Oesophagitis NOS, Esophagitis NOS, Esophagitis, esophagitis, esophagitis (diagnosis), Esophagitis [Disease/Finding], esophagus inflammation, Oesophagitis, unspecified, Esophagitis NOS (disorder), Inflammation of esophagus, Oesophagitis, Esophagitis (disorder), esophagus; inflammation, inflammation; esophagus, Esophagitis, NOS, Oesophagitis, NOS, oesophagitis
French OESOPHAGITE, Oesophagite, non précisée, Oesophagite SAI, Oesophagite
Portuguese ESOFAGITE, Esofagite NE, Esofagite, não especificada, Esofagite
Spanish ESOFAGITIS, Esofagitis no especificada, Esofagitis NEOM, Esofagitis, no especificada, esofagitis, SAI, esofagitis, SAI (trastorno), esofagitis (trastorno), esofagitis, Esofagitis
German OESOPHAGITIS, Oesophagitis, unspezifisch, Oesophagitis NNB, Oesophagitis, Ösophagitis
Dutch oesofagitis, niet-gespecificeerd, oesofagitis NAO, oesofagus; ontsteking, ontsteking; oesofagus, oesofagitis, Oesofagitis
Italian Esofagite non specificata, Esofagite NAS, Esofagite
Japanese 食道炎, 食道炎NOS, ショクドウエン, ショクドウエンNOS, ショクドウエンショウサイフメイ, 食道炎、詳細不明
Swedish Matstrupsinflammation
Czech ezofagitida, Ezofagitida, Blíže neurčená ezofagitida, Ezofagitida NOS, Ezofagitida, nespecifikovaná, zánět jícnu
Finnish Ruokatorvitulehdus
Russian EZOFAGIT, ЭЗОФАГИТ
Korean 식도염
Croatian EZOFAGITIS
Polish Zapalenie przełyku
Hungarian Nyelőcsőgyulladás, Oesophagitis k.m.n., Oesophagitis, Oesophagitis, nem meghatározott
Norwegian Øsofagitt, Spiserørskatarr, Spiserørsbetennelse