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With the spread of the AIDS epidemic and the more general use of immunosuppressive agents for cancer chemotherapy and autoimmune disease, acute infectious esophagitis is a more frequent finding. Less commonly, other forms of acute esophageal injury result from toxins, radiation, or from foreign-body penetration of the esophagus. This chapter systematically reviews the endoscopic, radiographic, and histologic findings in addition to discussing the epidemiology, pathogenesis, and treatment of these entities.
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Bachinski, M.S.Z., Jenkins, S., Wong, R.K.H. (2002). Acute Esophagitis. In: Orlando, R.C. (eds) Atlas of Esophageal Diseases. Current Medicine Group, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1093-8_7
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