Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Children from Western Saudi Arabia: Relative Frequency, Clinical, Pathological, Endoscopic, and Immunological Study
Figure 2
Histopathological abnormalities in our patients with EE. (a) Esophageal mucosa in a patient with eosinophilic esophagitis. Note the marked eosinophilic infiltration close to the surface (20X). (b) An aggregate of eosinophils forming eosinophilic microabscess (arrow) (40X). (c) Fibrosis of lamina propria and lamina propria eosinophils (20X). (d) Follow-up biopsy showing marked reduction in intraepithelial eosinophils and absence of eosinophilic microabscess, intercellular edema, and basal cell hyperplasia (20X).
