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'''Esophagitis''' refers to inflammation of the [[esophagus]].
'''Esophagitis''' refers to inflammation of the [[esophagus]].


==Pathologic classification==
Nonspecific:
Nonspecific:
*[[Acute esophagitis]].
*[[Acute esophagitis]].
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[[Infectious esophagitis]]:
[[Infectious esophagitis]]:
*[[Herpes esophagitis]]
*[[Herpes esophagitis]].
*[[Candida esophagitis]]
*[[Candida esophagitis]].


==Clinical classification==
Other:
Los Angeles classification:<ref>URL: [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212097113700463 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212097113700463]. Accessed on: 14 April 2015</ref>
*[[Radiation esophagitis]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Classification
! Description
|-
| A
| mucosal break <=5 mm, not beyond the tops of two (adjacent) mucosal folds
|-
| B
| mucosal break >5 mm, not beyond the tops of two (adjacent) mucosal folds
|-
| C
| mucosa break beyond the tops of two mucosal folds but <75% of the esophageal circumference
|-
| D
| mucosal break >=75% of the esophageal circumference
|-
|}
 
==References==
{{Reflist|1}}


{{Disambiguation}}
{{Disambiguation}}
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