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Descriptor English: Esophagitis
Descriptor Spanish: Esofagitis
Descriptor esofagitis
Scope note: INFLAMACIÓN aguda o crónica, del ESÓFAGO causada por BACTERIAS, productos químicos o TRAUMATISMOS.
Descriptor Portuguese: Esofagite
Descriptor French: Oesophagite
Entry term(s): Esophagitides
Tree number(s): C06.405.117.620
C06.405.205.663
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004941
Scope note: INFLAMMATION, acute or chronic, of the ESOPHAGUS caused by BACTERIA, chemicals, or TRAUMA.
Annotation: ESOPHAGITIS, PEPTIC is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 5031
Unique ID: D004941
NLM Classification: WI 255
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2003/07/09
Esophagitis - Preferred
Concept UI M0007753
Scope note INFLAMMATION, acute or chronic, of the ESOPHAGUS caused by BACTERIA, chemicals, or TRAUMA.
Preferred term Esophagitis
Entry term(s) Esophagitides



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