Endoscopic findings in patients with Schatzki rings: Evidence for an association with eosinophilic esophagitis

Table 2 Histopathological features

Patient ID	Age (yr)	Gender	Met the clinical criteria of EoE	Eosinophils/hpf	Further histological findings suspicious of EoE
1	35	M	Yes	25	H
2	57	M	Yes	25	S
3	37	M	Yes	40	H
4	34	M	Yes	60	M1, S, H
5	31	F	Yes	20	None
6	43	M	Yes	50	H
7	44	M	Yes	45	S, H
8	43	F	Yes	45	S, H, F
9	48	M	Yes	55	S, H, F
10	23	F	Yes	35	H
11	35	M	Yes	60	H
12	60	M	No	20	S, H
13	44	M	No	20	H
14	46	M	No	25	S, H, F
15	47	M	No	60	H
16	39	M	No	45	H
17	29	M	No	45	H
18	35	M	No	60	S, H
19	39	M	No	25	H
20	39	F	No	30	H

Histopathological features of the 20 patients with a SR and hypereosinophilia (≥ 20 eosinophils/hpf) in the biopsy specimen of the esophagus. M: Male; F: Female; EoE: Eosinophilic esophagitis; F: Fibrosis of lamina propria; H: Epithelial hyperplasia; M1: Microabscess; S: Superficial layering of eosinophils; hpf: High power field.