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Table 1 Peak eosinophil count (PEC) and histopathology scores for esophageal biopsies

From: Characterization of lamina propria remodeling in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis using second harmonic generation microscopy

 

Cohort (n = 33)

Pa

nonEoE (n = 11)

aEoE (n = 11)

iEoE (n = 11)

aEoE vs. nonEoE

aEoE vs. iEoE

PEC (eos/hpf)

0 (0–0)

62 (44–116)

3 (0–4)

< 0.005

< 0.005

Eosinophilic Inflammation

0 (0–1)

2 (2–3)

1 (0–1)

< 0.005

< 0.005

Basal Zone Hyperplasia

0 (0–1)

3 (3–3)

1 (0–1)

< 0.005

< 0.005

Eosinophilic Abscess

0 (0–0)

1 (0–3)

0 (0–0)

< 0.005

< 0.005

Eosinophil Surface Layering

0 (0–0)

1 (0–3)

0 (0–0)

< 0.005

< 0.005

Dilated Intercellular Spaces

0 (0–0)

3 (2–3)

0 (0–1)

< 0.005

< 0.005

Surface Epithelial Alteration

0 (0–0)

0 (0–2)

0 (0–0)

0.02

0.03

Dyskeratotic Epithelial Cells

0 (0–0)

0 (0–1)

0 (0–0)

0.02

0.02

Lamina Propria Fibrosis

0 (0–0)

2 (2–3)

0 (0–1)

< 0.005

< 0.005

EoEHSS Grade

0 (0-0.13)

1.63 (1.13–2.25)

0.13 (0.13–0.50)

< 0.005

< 0.005

  1. Results given as median (interquartile range)
  2. aAnalysis of Variance with Tukey multiple comparison tests
  3. aEoE Active EoE, iEoE Inactive EoE