What is Lymphocytic Esophagitis?
Lymphocytic esophagitis (LE) is a rare subtype of chronic esophagitis with a unique histologic phenotype characterized by increased peripapillary intraepithelial lymphocytes in the absence or minimal presence of intraepithelial granulocytes.
How do members experience Lymphocytic Esophagitis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Lymphocytic Esophagitis*
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Common symptom
Fatigue
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Pain
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
Common symptom
Anxious mood
How bad it is
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Nothing reported yet
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Depressed mood
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Nothing reported yet
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Stress
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
Nothing reported yet
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for Lymphocytic Esophagitis*
Who has Lymphocytic Esophagitis on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
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<20 | 0 | |
20s | 0 | |
30s | 0 | |
40s | 0 | |
50s | 1 | |
60s | 0 | |
70+ | 0 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
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Male | 0 | |
Female | 1 |