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Ulcerative esophagitis
Oesophagitis

Definition: Inflammation of esophageal mucosa.

Types

- congestive oesophagitis
- acute oesophagitis
- chronic oesophagitis

  • eosinophilic oesophagitis

- ulcerative oesophagitis

Etiology

- infectious oesophagitis

  • bacterial oesophagitis
  • fungal oesophagitis
  • parasitic oesophagitis

- dysimmune oesophagitis

See also

- oesophgeal lesions
- oesophgeal lesional syndromes
- oesophgeal diseases

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