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==Eosinophilic gastritis==
==Eosinophilic gastritis==
===General===
{{Main|Eosinophilic gastritis}}
*Rare.
 
===Gross===
*+/-[[Gastric snakeskin appearance|Snakeskin appearance]].
 
DDx:
*[[Portal hypertensive gastropathy]].
 
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Abundant [[eosinophil]]s -- >=127 eosinophils/mm<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=pmid21169993/>
**30 eosinophils/[[HPF]], if the field diameter of 1 HPF is 0.55 mm.
 
Notes:
*Normal range:<ref name=pmid21169993>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Lwin | first1 = T. | last2 = Melton | first2 = SD. | last3 = Genta | first3 = RM. | title = Eosinophilic gastritis: histopathological characterization and quantification of the normal gastric eosinophil content. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 24 | issue = 4 | pages = 556-63 | month = Apr | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.2010.221 | PMID = 21169993 }}</ref>
**<38 eosinophils/mm<sup>2</sup>.
***Typically ~16 eosinophils/mm<sup>2</sup>.
*Mild eosinophilia is seen in:<ref name=pmid21169993/>
**[[Crohn's disease]] ~ 31 eosinophils/mm<sup>2</sup> (range: 0-203 eosinophils/mm<sup>2</sup>).
**[[Helicobacter gastritis]] ~ 25 eosinophils/mm<sup>2</sup> (range: 0-219 eosinophils/mm<sup>2</sup>).


==Proton pump inhibitor effect==
==Proton pump inhibitor effect==