eosinophilic esophagitis
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Synopsis
high intraepithelial eosinophil counts
intraepithelial mast cells (17204948)
IgE-bearing cells (17204948)
Differential diagnosis
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
See also
eosinophilic infiltrations
eosinophilic digestive diseases
eosinophilic gastroenteropathies
Oesophagitis
References
Furuta GT, Liacouras CA, Collins MH, Gupta SK, Justinich C, Putnam PE, Bonis P, Hassall E, Straumann A, Rothenberg ME; First International Gastrointestinal Eosinophil Research Symposium (FIGERS) Subcommittees. Eosinophilic esophagitis in children and adults: a systematic review and consensus recommendations for diagnosis and treatment. Gastroenterology. 2007 Oct;133(4):1342-63. Epub 2007 Aug 8. PMID: 17919504
Antonioli DA, Furuta GT. Allergic eosinophilic esophagitis: a primer for pathologists. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2005 Nov;22(4):266-72. PMID: 16939054
Kirsch R, Bokhary R, Marcon MA, Cutz E. Activated mucosal mast cells differentiate eosinophilic (allergic) esophagitis from gastroesophageal reflux disease. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2007 Jan;44(1):20-6. PMID: 17204948