Difference between revisions of "Acute esophagitis"
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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
*Usually older men.<ref name=pmid23831655>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kawauchi | first1 = H. | last2 = Ohta | first2 = T. | last3 = Matsubara | first3 = Y. | last4 = Yoshizaki | first4 = K. | last5 = Sakamoto | first5 = J. | last6 = Amitsuka | first6 = H. | last7 = Kimura | first7 = K. | last8 = Maemoto | first8 = A. | last9 = Orii | first9 = F. | title = Clinicopathological study of acute esophageal mucosal lesion. | journal = Nihon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi | volume = 110 | issue = 7 | pages = 1249-57 | month = Jul | year = 2013 | doi = | PMID = 23831655 }}</ref> | |||
*Classically present with bleeding.<ref name=pmid23831655/> | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
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*[[Esophagitis]]. | *[[Esophagitis]]. | ||
*[[Esophagus]]. | *[[Esophagus]]. | ||
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[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
Revision as of 10:19, 26 July 2013
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Acute esophagitis occasionally afflicits the esophagus.
General
Microscopic
Features:
- Intraepithelial neutrophils - key feature.
- Basal cell hyperplasia.
- No infectious agent identified - important.
DDx:
Stains
- PAS-D stain -ve for fungal organisms.
- GMS stain -ve for fungal organisms.
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ESOPHAGUS, BIOPSY: - ACUTE ESOPHAGITIS. -- NO FUNGAL ORGANISMS IDENTIFIED WITH PAS-D AND GMS STAINING. - NO COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM IDENTIFIED. - NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA.