Oesophageal ulcer

Definition

Oesophageal ulcer is tissue defect located in the oesophagus. It causes inflammatory injuries in the oesophageal mucosa, with extension beyond the submucosa into the muscularis mucosa. The oesophageal ulcer due to acidic digestive juices is classified elsewhere in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and excluded from here.

Exclusions

• Barrett ulcer (DA23.2)
• Crohn disease (DD70)
• Neoplasms of the oesophagus

6 subordinate codes

• DA25.0Oesophageal erosion
• DA25.1Infectious oesophageal ulcer
• DA25.2Oesophageal ulcer due to allergic or immunologic disorder
• DA25.3Oesophageal ulcer due to external causes
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Diseases of oesophagus

• DA20Acquired anatomical alterations of the oesophagus
• DA21Motility disorders of oesophagus
• DA22Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
• DA23Columnar metaplastic epithelium of the oesophagus
• DA24Oesophagitis
• DA26Vascular disorders of the oesophagus
• Neoplasms of the oesophagus
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system