Duodenal erosion

Definition

Duodenal erosion represents a mucosal breach extending up to, but not through, the muscularis mucosa. Duodenal erosion may constitute a phase of ulcer development or accompany some forms of duodenal ulcer.

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Nearby in Duodenal ulcer

• DA63.1Helicobacter-pylori associated duodenal ulcer
• DA63.2Helicobacter-pylori associated and drug-induced duodenal ulcer
• DA63.3Stress ulcer of duodenum
• DA63.4Eosinophilic duodenal ulcer
• DA63.5Duodenal ulcer due to external causes
• DA63.6Infectious duodenal ulcer
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified