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→Gastroesophageal reflux disease: +ref for long papillae
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#Basal cell hyperplasia;<ref name=pmid16707971>{{Cite journal | last1 = Steiner | first1 = SJ. | last2 = Kernek | first2 = KM. | last3 = Fitzgerald | first3 = JF. | title = Severity of basal cell hyperplasia differs in reflux versus eosinophilic esophagitis. | journal = J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr | volume = 42 | issue = 5 | pages = 506-9 | month = May | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1097/01.mpg.0000221906.06899.1b | PMID = 16707971 }}</ref> > 3 cells thick ''or'' >15% of epithelial thickness. | #Basal cell hyperplasia;<ref name=pmid16707971>{{Cite journal | last1 = Steiner | first1 = SJ. | last2 = Kernek | first2 = KM. | last3 = Fitzgerald | first3 = JF. | title = Severity of basal cell hyperplasia differs in reflux versus eosinophilic esophagitis. | journal = J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr | volume = 42 | issue = 5 | pages = 506-9 | month = May | year = 2006 | doi = 10.1097/01.mpg.0000221906.06899.1b | PMID = 16707971 }}</ref> > 3 cells thick ''or'' >15% of epithelial thickness. | ||
#Papillae | #Papillae elongated; papillae reach into the top 1/3 of the epithelial layer.<ref name=Ref_PBoD804>{{Ref PBoD|804}}</ref> | ||
#Inflammation, esp. eosinophils, lymphocytes with convoluted nuclei ("squiggle cells"). | #Inflammation, esp. eosinophils, lymphocytes with convoluted nuclei ("squiggle cells"). | ||
#+/-Spongiosis. | #+/-Spongiosis. | ||