• Achilles Tendon Rupture
• Arthritis
• Achilles Tendon Rupture
• Arthritis
• Autism
• Birth Defects
• Blindness: Fungal Keratitis
• Blindness: NAION
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  • Cancer: Breast Cancer
  • Cancer:
    Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma
• Cardiovascular Disorder
  • Cardiovascular:
    Arrhythmia/Heart Palpitations
  • Cardiovascular: Drug-Induced Hypertension, Heart Attack
  • Cardiovascular:
    Valvular Heart Disease
  • Cardiovascular/Respiratory: Pulmonary Hypertension
• Catatonia
• Cholestasis
• Depression: Drug-Induced with Possible Thoughts of Suicide
• Diabetes
• Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Gastrointestinal: Esophagitis
  • Gastrointestinal: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)/Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
  • Gastrointestinal: Pseudomembranous Colitis
• Hallucinations
• Hypochlorhydria
• Hypoglycemia
• Hyponatremia
• Hypothyroidism
• Immune, Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
• Immune Hemolytic Anemia (IHA)
• Infertility
• Kidney Damage/Renal Failure
• Kidney Stones
• Liver Damage:
  Drug-Induced or Toxic Hepatitis
• Lupus
• Musculoskeletal Disorders
• Nervous System and Sensory Disorders
• Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
• Neutropenia
• NSF/NFD
  (Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy)
• Osteonecrosis/Dead Jaw
• Pancreatitis
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)
• Psoriasis
• Pulmonary: Aggravated Asthma/Asthma Death
• Pulmonary: Drug-Induced Pulmonary Disease
• Reproductive Health and Congenital Disorders
• Serum Sickness
• Sexual Dysfunction
• Side Effect Concerns
• Sleep Disorders/Sleep Disturbances
• Stevens Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Syndrome (TEN) or Lyell's Syndrome
• Stroke/Blood Clots
• Thrombocytopenia
• Tremors
• Uterine Rupture
• Vitiligo

Esophagitis

Esophagitis generally describes any irritation, swelling, or inflammation of the esophagus, the tube that connects the pharynx with the stomach. It is often caused by the backflow of acidic fluids from the esophagus or stomach (gastroesophageal reflux), which can also cause GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, esophageal ulcers, scarring that may lead to a stricture of the esophagus, and Barrett's esophagus, which can lead to cancer of the esophagus.

The risk for esophagitis is higher for those who’ve had surgery or radiation to the chest (as treatment for lung cancer), or who take medications such as:

• Acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)
• Ibuprofen
• Bisphosphonates – Alendronate (Fosamax), Risedronate (Actonel), Ibandronate (Boniva), Tiludronate (Skelid), Etidronate (Didronel)
• Potassium
• Doxycycline

Esophageal infections that can lead to esophagitis may be due to viruses including herpes and yeast. Esophageal infections are likelier to occur in those with weakened immune systems from having been administered corticosteroids and certain other medications, or due to HIV.

Symptoms include:

• Difficult or painful swallowing
• Heartburn
• Oral lesions (herpes)

A diagnosis may be established with an upper GI x-ray with barium, an endosopy, and/or a biopsy, and treatment will depend on the cause. Infections will typically require antibiotics and refluxes may require acid-reducing medications.