Distinctive longitudinal grooves

milder occurrence

Longitudinal grooves and mucosal ablation

Typical ring formation

Histological picture

Histological picture

Areal mucosal desquamation during contact

The eosinophilic esophagitis is an immunomodulated inflammation of the esophagus with infiltration of eosinophilic granulocytes into the mucosa of the esophagus. It leads to stenosis and mucosal defects during mechanical activity.

 

 

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