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| '''Esophagitis''' refers to inflammation of the [[esophagus]]. | | '''Esophagitis''' refers to inflammation of the [[esophagus]]. |
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| ==Pathologic classification==
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| Nonspecific: | | Nonspecific: |
| *[[Acute esophagitis]]. | | *[[Acute esophagitis]]. |
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| *[[Herpes esophagitis]] | | *[[Herpes esophagitis]] |
| *[[Candida esophagitis]] | | *[[Candida esophagitis]] |
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| ==Clinical classification for GERD==
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| 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>
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| ! Classification
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| ! Description
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| | mucosal break <=5 mm, not beyond the tops of two (adjacent) mucosal folds
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| | B
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| | mucosal break >5 mm, not beyond the tops of two (adjacent) mucosal folds
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| | C
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| | mucosa break beyond the tops of two mucosal folds but <75% of the esophageal circumference
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| | D
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| | mucosal break >=75% of the esophageal circumference
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|1}}
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| {{Disambiguation}} | | {{Disambiguation}} |