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Encyclopedia > Reflux esophagitis

Esophagitis (aka reflux esophagitis) is inflammation of the esophagus. It may be caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), infections, chemical injury, physical injury, or it may be idiopathic. The most common cause is gastroesophageal reflux disease. Other causes of esophagitis include infections (most commonly candida, herpes simplex and cytomegalovirus. These infections are typically seen in immunocompromised people, such as those with AIDS. Chemical injury by alkaline or acid solutions may also cause esophagitis, and is usually seen in children or in adults who attempt suicide. Physical injury resulting from radiation therapy or by nasogastric tubes may also be responsible.


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  • Merck Manual (http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp): Esophageal disorders (http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/section3/chapter20/20a.jsp) The Merck Manual page on Esophageal disorders


Health science - Medicine - Gastroenterology
Diseases of the esophagus - stomach
Halitosis - Nausea - Vomiting - GERD - Achalasia - Esophageal cancer - Esophageal varices - Peptic ulcer - Abdominal pain - Stomach cancer - Functional dyspepsia
Diseases of the liver - pancreas - gallbladder - biliary tree
Hepatitis - Cirrhosis - NASH - PBC - PSC - Budd-Chiari syndrome - Hepatocellular carcinoma - Pancreatitis - Pancreatic cancer - Gallstones - Cholecystitis
Diseases of the small intestine
Peptic ulcer - Malabsorption (e.g. celiac disease, lactose intolerance, fructose malabsorption, Whipple's disease) - Lymphoma
Diseases of the colon
Diarrhea - Appendicitis - Diverticulitis - Diverticulosis - IBD (Crohn's disease and Ulcerative colitis) - Irritable bowel syndrome - Constipation - Colorectal cancer - Hirschsprung's disease - Pseudomembranous colitis

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1447 words)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD; or GORD when spelling oesophageal, the BE form) is the retrograde flow of gastric juice (gastric acid) and/or duodenal contents (bile acids; pancreatic juice) into the distal esophagus, commonly due to incompetence of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES).
The most prominent symptom of GERD is heartburn, the sensation of burning pain in the chest coming upward towards the mouth caused by reflux of acidic contents from the stomach to the esophagus.
The upper part of the stomach is wrapped around the LES to strengthen the sphincter and prevent acid reflux and to repair a hiatal hernia.
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