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'''Acute esophagitis''' occasionally afflicits the [[esophagus]]. | |||
===General=== | |||
*Benign. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Intraepithelial [[neutrophil]]s - '''key feature'''. | |||
*Basal cell hyperplasia. | |||
*No infectious agent identified - '''important'''. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Candida esophagitis]]. | |||
*[[Herpes esophagitis]]. | |||
===Stains=== | |||
*[[PAS-D stain]] -ve for fungal organisms. | |||
*[[GMS stain]] -ve for fungal organisms. | |||
===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]]. | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||