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Causes

Common Causes

• Barrett's esophagus
• Candidiasis in immunocompromised patients
• Caustic burn
• Chemical injury by alkaline or acid solutions
• Cytomegalovirus in immunocompromised patients
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Herpes simplex virus in immunocompromised patients
• Radiation therapy

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning	Caustic burn, Chemical esophagitis, Chemical injury, Formaldehyde, Toxins
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	Lichen planus, Scleroderma
Drug Side Effect	Alendronate, Alprenolol, Amlodipine and Benazepril, Ascorbic acid, Bisphosphonate, Caffeine, Cidofovir, Clindamycin, Dactinomycin, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, Doxycycline, Emepronium, Etidronate, Felbamate, Ferrous sulfate, iron compounds, Leflunomide, Mycophenolic acid, Pergolide, Oxaprozin, Oxcarbazepine, Oxytetracycline, Pinaverium , Potassium chloride, Pramipexole, Quinidine, Rauwolfia, Risedronate, Sertraline, Tetracycline
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	Barrett's esophagus, Candidiasis, Chemical esophagitis, Crohn's Disease, Dyspepsia, Eosinophilic esophagitis, Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, Esophageal achalasia, Esophageal food bolus obstruction, Esophageal stricture, Esophageal varices, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Gastroscopy, Hernias, Hiatus hernia, Impaired esophageal motility, inflammatory bowel disease, Nasogastric tube, Reflux esophagitis, Rumination disorder, Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
Genetic	No underlying causes
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	Gastric tube, Gastroscopy, Nasogastric tube, Radiation therapy
Infectious Disease	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Candidiasis, Cytomegalovirus, Fungal infection, Herpes simplex, HSV-1, Varicella zoster virus
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	Tumor
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Behcet disease, Candidiasis, Crohn's Disease, Cytomegalovirus, Eosinophilic esophagitis, Eosinophilic gastroenteritis, Food allergy, Graft versus host disease, inflammatory bowel disease, Lichen planus, Scleroderma
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	Esophageal achalasia, Esophageal food bolus obstruction, Esophageal stricture, Esophageal varices, Food allergy, Foreign bodies, Gastric tube, Impaired esophageal motility, Lichen planus, Physical injury, Rumination disorder

Casues in Alphabetical Order

• Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• Alendronate
• Alprenolol
• Ascorbic acid
• Barrett's esophagus
• Behcet disease
• Bisphosphonate
• Caffeine
• Candidiasis
• Caustic burn
• Chemical esophagitis
• Chemical injury
• Clindamycin
• Crohn's Disease
• Cytomegalovirus
• Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
• Doxycycline
• Dyspepsia
• Emepronium
• Eosinophilic esophagitis
• Eosinophilic gastroenteritis

• Esophageal achalasia
• Esophageal food bolus obstruction
• Esophageal stricture
• Esophageal varices
• Etidronate
• Ferrous sulfate
• Food allergy
• Foreign bodies
• Formaldehyde
• Fungal infection
• Gastric tube
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Gastroscopy
• Graft versus host disease
• Hernias
• Herpes simplex
• Hiatus hernia
• HSV-1
• Impaired esophageal motility
• Inflammatory bowel disease

• Iron compounds
• Lichen planus
• Mycophenolic acid
• Nasogastric tube
• Oxaprozin
• Oxytetracycline
• Pergolide
• Physical injury
• Pinaverium
• Potassium chloride
• Quinidine
• Radiation therapy
• Rauwolfia
• Reflux esophagitis
• Risedronate
• Rumination disorder
• Scleroderma
• Tetracycline
• Toxins
• Tumor
• Upper gastrointestinal bleeding
• Varicella zoster virus