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{{ Infobox diagnosis | |||
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| Image = Eosinophilic_esophagitis_-_2_-_very_high_mag.jpg | |||
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| Caption = Eosinophilic esophagitis. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Micro = mucosa with "abundant eosinophils" (see ''microscopic''), [[basal cell hyperplasia]] (three cells thick ''or'' >15% of epithelial thickness), papillae elongated (reach into the top 1/3 of the epithelial layer) | |||
| Subtypes = | |||
| LMDDx = [[GERD]] | |||
| Stains = | |||
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| EM = | |||
| Molecular = | |||
| IF = | |||
| Gross = | |||
| Grossing = | |||
| Site = [[esophagus]] | |||
| Assdx = atopy, [[celiac disease]] | |||
| Syndromes = | |||
| Clinicalhx = unresponsive to proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) | |||
| Signs = | |||
| Symptoms = like [[GERD]] | |||
| Prevalence = uncommon | |||
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| Rads = | |||
| Endoscopy = trachealization of esophagus ([[AKA]] feline esophagus) | |||
| Prognosis = | |||
| Other = | |||
| ClinDDx = [[GERD]] | |||
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'''Eosinophilic esophagitis''', abbreviated '''EE''', is relatively uncommon pathology of the [[esophagus]] with some similarities to [[gastroesophageal reflux disease]] (GERD). | '''Eosinophilic esophagitis''', abbreviated '''EE''', is relatively uncommon pathology of the [[esophagus]] with some similarities to [[gastroesophageal reflux disease]] (GERD). | ||