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ESOPHAGUS, DISTAL, BIOPSY: | ESOPHAGUS, DISTAL, BIOPSY: | ||
- SQUAMOUS MUCOSA WITH BASAL CELL HYPERPLASIA, ABUNDANT EOSINOPHILS AND PAPILLARY ELONGATION, SEE COMMENT. | - SQUAMOUS MUCOSA WITH BASAL CELL HYPERPLASIA, ABUNDANT EOSINOPHILS AND PAPILLARY | ||
ELONGATION, SEE COMMENT. | |||
COMMENT: | COMMENT: | ||
There are approximately 75 eosinophils per 0.2376 mm*mm (1 HPF). | There are approximately 75 eosinophils per 0.2376 mm*mm (1 HPF). | ||
Literature valves show a large variation when defining eosinophilic esophagitis and | Literature valves show a large variation when defining eosinophilic esophagitis | ||
frequently use "HPF" as a measure of area, which is not standardized. | and frequently use "HPF" as a measure of area, which is not standardized. | ||
[Am. J. Gastroenterol. 102 (10): 2300–13.] | |||
Common cut-points are 15 eosinophils/HPF and 20 eosinophils/HPF, where HPF is | |||
often undefined. | |||
The above findings are suggestive of eosinophilic eosphagits in the proper | |||
clinical context. | |||
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