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. 2020 Oct 29;112(3):128–137. doi: 10.32074/1591-951X-156

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Figure 2. — (A) Radiation esophagitis (magnification 10x). Ballooning degeneration of squamous epithelium with edema; a vessel with hyalinized wall is present in the submucosal layer. (B) Corrosive esophagitis (magnification 10x) in a patient with accidental ingestion of sodium hydroxide (lye or caustic soda) showing necrosis and inflammation with diffuse ulceration of the mucosa and submucosa. (C) Esophagitis dissecans superficialis (magnification 40x). An intraepithelial cleft (black arrow) is visible with two strips of squamous epithelium showing a different color tone. (D) Black esophagus (magnification 10x). Autopsy finding, revealing necrosis of the esophagus with abundant neutrophils and abundant brown pigmented granules.