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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2009; 15(1): 17-24
Published online Jan 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.17

Table 2 Clinical signs in eosinophilic esophagitis

Endoscopic features	Histologic features
Diminished vascular pattern	Thick epithelium with eosinophilia
Mucosal furrows	Abnormally long papillae
Thick mucosa	Fibrotic lamina propria
Exudates	Microabscesses
Strictures	Extracellular Eosinophilic granules
Rings	Increased extracellular major basic protein (MBP)
Laryngeal edema, vocal cord nodules, laryngeal ventricular obliteration

Citation: Gupte AR, Draganov PV. Eosinophilic esophagitis. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(1): 17-24
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i1/17.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.17