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Esophagitis, also spelled oesophagitis, is a disease characterized by inflammation of the esophagus. The esophagus is a tube composed of a mucosal lining, and longitudinal and circular smooth muscle fibers. It connects the pharynx to the stomach; swallowed food and liquids normally pass through it. [1]
People with herpes esophagitis experience pain with eating and trouble swallowing.Other symptoms can include food impaction, [4] hiccups, [5] weight loss, fever, [3] and on rare occasions upper gastrointestinal bleeding as noted in the image above [6] and tracheoesophageal fistula. [7]
British: Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD); [1] gastric reflux disease, acid reflux disease, reflux, gastroesophageal reflux: X-ray showing radiocontrast from the stomach (white material below diaphragm) entering the esophagus (three vertical collections of white material in the mid-line of the chest) due to severe reflux: Pronunciation
Esophageal diseases can derive from congenital conditions, or they can be acquired later in life.. Many people experience a burning sensation in their chest occasionally, caused by stomach acids refluxing into the esophagus, normally called heartburn.
The percentage of individuals with lymphocytic esophagitis is uncertain. [1] Early studies indicated that the prevalence was 0.1% in adults. [3] However, reports in children indicate a higher prevalence of 8.5%, [10] perhaps suggestive of incidental findings of lymphocytes in endoscopies performed for other reasons. [1]
Esophageal candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the esophagus by Candida albicans.The disease usually occurs in patients in immunocompromised states, including post-chemotherapy and in AIDS.
Around 38.5 million California residents live in a county that received a failing grade in the Lung Assn.'s annual "State of the Air" report.
Esophageal varices are extremely dilated sub-mucosal veins in the lower third of the esophagus. [1] They are most often a consequence of portal hypertension, [2] commonly due to cirrhosis. [3] People with esophageal varices have a strong tendency to develop severe bleeding which left untreated can be fatal.