Drug esophagitis

Under normal circumstances, when the medicine is taken orally, the medicine passes from the oral cavity through the esophagus to reach the stomach quickly, and rarely causes adverse reactions of the esophagus, but if the esophagus itself is abnormal, such as compression, stenosis, dyskinesia, gastroesophageal reflux, etc., and medication Improper methods, such as medication in the supine position and too little water intake, cause the drug to stay longer in the esophagus, and some drugs can cause esophageal damage. This type of drug-induced esophageal mucosal damage is called drug-induced esophagitis -induced esophagitis).