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Clinical Features of Esophageal Eosinophilia According to Endoscopic Phenotypes.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Dec 2020
Kon Takashi, Abe Yasuhiko, Sasaki Yu, Kikuchi Ryosuke, Uchiyama Shiho, Kusaka Gen, Yaoita Takao, Yagi Makoto, Shoji Masakuni, Onozato Yusuke, Mizumoto Naoko, Ueno Yoshiyuki
Abstract excerpt
Objective Esophageal eosinophilia (EE), a histological hallmark of eosinophilic esophagitis, is classified into two endoscopic phenotypes: localized and diffuse EE. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of EE localized in the lower esophagus and to describe its clinical features in comparison with diffuse EE. Methods Data from 81 consecutive patients with EE were retrospectively investigated. EE was...
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