Coeliac disease in children in Christchurch, New Zealand: Presentation and patterns from 2000-2010

Table 3 Oesophageal and gastric findings in 263 children diagnosed with coeliac disease

	Histological diagnosis	Number of patients	Percentage of patients (%)
Oesophageal findings	Reflux oesophagitis	21	7.9
	Eosinophilic oesophagitis	4	1.5
	Candida oesophagitis	1	0.4
	Non-specific oesophagitis	21	7.9
Gastric findings	Lymphocytic gastritis	16	6.1
	Non-specific gastritis	30	11.4
	Reactive gastritis (bile reflux)	11	4.2
	Active chronic gastritis (H. pylori)	1	0.4
	Gastric metaplasia	1	0.4

Eighty-six of the 263 children diagnosed with coeliac disease were found to have one or more oesophageal or gastric findings on review of endoscopic biopsies. H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori.