What symptom does esophagus leukoplakia have?

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Mucosal hyperkeratosis, that is, white plaque like changes, known as leukoplakia. This kind of leukoplakia can occur in all parts of the body mucosa, oral and vulvar mucosa is more common, esophageal leukoplakia is a rare disease. It can be used as a local manifestation of mucosal leukoplakia or a disease limited to esophagus.

What symptom does esophagus leukoplakia have?

Leukoplakia is more common in male patients over 40 years old, generally without obvious symptoms. In the later stage, leukoplakia is particularly sensitive to hot and irritating food. If leukoplakia rapidly expands, thickens, chaps, ulcers, induration, there may be pain behind the sternum, should be further examined to exclude canceration.

Esophageal leukoplakia generally does not need special treatment, but the etiology should be removed, including abstaining from smoking, drinking, sour and hot hobbies. Local resection or electrocautery can be performed under endoscopy for patients who are not cured for a long time or even have enlarged lesions.

Suppurative esophagitis the most common type of suppurative esophagitis is mechanical injury caused by foreign bodies. Bacteria propagate in the esophageal wall, causing local inflammatory exudation, varying degrees of tissue necrosis and pus formation, but also a more extensive cellulitis.

matters needing attention

Specific dietary recommendations need to consult doctors according to symptoms, reasonable diet, to ensure comprehensive and balanced nutrition. Eat more fruits and vegetables, diet should be light, quit smoking and drinking, fast spicy food. Should remove all kinds of factors leading to the occurrence of leukoplakia, quit smoking alcohol, do not eat hot and cold and spicy food.