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reflux esophagitis
Friday 24 March 2017
reflux oesophagitis / peptic esophagitis
Synopsis
eosinophils in syrface epithelium
- Eosinophil number typically modest (@<@15/hpf)
- Eosinophilic inflammation most intense distally
- Eosinophils scattered throughout epithelium
- Basal cell hyperplasia with individual eosinophils
Differential diagnosis
eosinophilic esophagitis
See also
gastro-esophageal reflux
esophagitis