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'''Acute esophagitis''' occasionally afflicits the [[esophagus]]. | |||
==General== | |||
*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== | |||
Features: | |||
*Intraepithelial [[neutrophil]]s - '''key feature'''. | |||
*Basal cell hyperplasia. | |||
*No infectious agent identified - '''important'''. | |||
Note: | |||
*One should: | |||
**Do stains to exclude fungal organisms. | |||
**Check the history for immune deficiency - if this isn't on the provided history. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Candida esophagitis]]. | |||
*[[Herpes esophagitis]]. | |||
==Stains== | |||
*[[PAS-D stain]] -ve for fungal organisms. | |||
*[[GMS stain]] -ve for fungal organisms. | |||
==IHC== | |||
*CMV -ve. | |||
*HSV1 -ve. | |||
*HSV2 -ve. | |||
==Sign out== | |||
<pre> | |||
ESOPHAGUS, BIOPSY: | |||
- ACUTE ESOPHAGITIS. | |||
-- NO FUNGAL ORGANISMS IDENTIFIED WITH PAS-D AND GMS STAINING. | |||
- NO COLUMNAR EPITHELIUM IDENTIFIED. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA. | |||
</pre> | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Esophagitis]]. | |||
*[[Esophagus]]. | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||