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World J Gastrointest Endosc. May 16, 2023; 15(5): 407-419
Published online May 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i5.407
Published online May 16, 2023. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v15.i5.407
Table 4 Clinical patient characteristics, n (%)
| EoE (n = 45) | Non-EoE (n = 89) | |
| Symptoms | ||
| Dysphagia | 14 (31.1) | 21 (23.5) |
| Feeling of impaction | 9 (20.0) | 1 (1.1) |
| Food impaction | 3 (6.67) | 1 (1.1) |
| Choking | 1 (2.2) | 3 (3.4) |
| Throat tightness | 1 (2.2) | 0 (0) |
| Throat clearing | 3 (6.67) | 1 (1.1) |
| Abdominal pain | 14 (31.1) | 55 (61.8) |
| Vomiting | 6 (13.3) | 14 (15.7) |
| Chest pain | 2 (4.4) | 4 (4.5) |
| Heartburn | 4 (8.9) | 8 (8.9) |
| Poor appetite | 0 (0) | 2 (2.3) |
| Endoscopy | ||
| Edema | 2 (4.44) | 1 (1.1) |
| Rings | 2 (4.4) | 0 (0) |
| Exudates | 2 (4.4) | 0 (0) |
| Furrowing | 26 (57.8) | 4 (4.5) |
| Nodularity | 4 (8.9) | 1 (1.1) |
| Histology | ||
| Basal zone hyperplasia | 43 (95.5) | 23 (25.8) |
| Intercellular edema | 40 (88.9) | 24 (26.9) |
| Micro abscesses | 4 (8.9) | 0 (0) |
| Lamina propria fibrosis | 5 (11.1) | 0 (0) |
- Citation: Kaur P, Chevalier R, Friesen C, Ryan J, Sherman A, Page S. Diagnostic role of fractional exhaled nitric oxide in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis, relationship with gastric and duodenal eosinophils. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2023; 15(5): 407-419
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v15/i5/407.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v15.i5.407