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. 2019 Dec 13:6:2374289519893087.
doi: 10.1177/2374289519893087. eCollection 2019 Jan-Dec.

Educational Case: Noninfectious Esophagitis

Tara Narasimhalu  1 , Kristin A Olson  1
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Educational Case: Noninfectious Esophagitis

Tara Narasimhalu et al. Acad Pathol. .

Abstract

The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. For additional information, and a full list of learning objectives for all three competencies, see http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2374289517715040.1.

Keywords: dysphagia; eosinophilic esophagitis; gastrointestinal tract; mechanical disorders of bowel; non-infectious esophagitis; organ system pathology; pathology competencies.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Eosinophilic esophagitis with numerous eosinophils infiltrating squamous mucosa and subepithelial fibrosis. Regenerative and reactive epithelial changes are present (hematoxylin and eosin, ×20. Bar = 200 μm).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Eosinophilic esophagitis with numerous eosinophils infiltrating squamous mucosa (hematoxylin and eosin, ×40. Bar = 50 μm).
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