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Esophagitis: old histologic concepts and new thoughts
Andrea Grin1, Catherine J Streutker
1From the Department of Laboratory Medicine (Pathology) and the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Context:
Inflammatory lesions of the esophagus are a diverse group, often with nonspecific histologic findings. These benign changes can produce diagnostic difficulties for pathologists.
Objective:
To discuss the typical histologic findings of a variety of the most common causes of esophagitis (reflux, eosinophilic esophagitis, infections, medications) along with less common issues such as sloughing esophagitis and skin disorders involving the squamous mucosa.
Data Sources:
The literature has been reviewed to discuss histologic definitions of current and developing issues in the area of esophagitis.
Conclusions:
Histologic features are not entirely sensitive and specific for inflammatory esophageal disorders. Awareness of these problems is essential; clinical and endoscopic information can be very useful in distinguishing among the various lesions.
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