Related articles: Esophagitis
Definition
Inflammatory process, acute or chronic, on the esophagus. The most common form, reflux esophagitis, is caused by the rise of gastric juices into the esophagus and is often associated with hiatal hernia. Inflammation can also be triggered by the ingestion of certain substances (acid or caustic) - and in this case we speak of erosive esophagitis - infections (infectious esophagitis generally affects debilitated people), physical insults (radiation therapy, intubation ) or allergic / allergic reactions to certain foods (eosinophilic esophagitis).Most common symptoms and signs *
- Lowering of the voice
- aphagia
- Anorexia
- Retrosternal burning
- Heartburn
- Dysphagia
- Chest pain
- Pain in the upper part of the abdomen
- Pain in the sternum
- Hematemesis
- Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
- Feces picee
- Nausea
- Knot in the throat
- odynophagia
- Hoarseness
- Blood in Saliva
- He retched
Further indications
The symptoms of esophagitis are often similar to those caused by gastroesophageal reflux, as the two conditions are closely associated. The difficulty in swallowing (dysphagia) and painful swallowing (odynophagia) are the symptoms common to the various forms of esophagitis.
