Girish Hiremath1, Yash A Choksi2, Sari Acra3, Hernan Correa4, Evan S Dellon5. 1. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. Electronic address: Girish.Hiremath@vumc.org. 2. Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee; Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Health Care System, Nashville, Tennessee. 3. Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. 4. Division of Pediatric Pathology, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee. 5. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Esophageal biopsies in children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are often inadequate for assessment of lamina propria and lamina propria fibrosis (LPF). For children with EoE, little is known about the factors associated with adequate lamina propria (aLP) sampling or the relationship among epithelial features in esophageal biopsies with and without LPF. We aimed to evaluate aLP in esophageal biopsies from children with and without EoE, identify factors associated with aLP and LPF, and examine the relationship among epithelial features in biopsies with and without LPF in children with EoE. METHODS: In a retrospective study, we analyzed clinical, endoscopic, and histologic data from 217 children (124 with EoE and 94 without EoE [controls]) using descriptive statistics, logistic regression, Spearman's correlation, and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Active and inactive EoE were defined per the 2011 consensus guidelines. RESULTS: aLP was observed in biopsies from higher proportion of children with EoE (69%) than controls (31%) (P = .0001). Active EoE was independently associated with aLP (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 4.23; 95% CI, 1.00-18.13; P = .05). Patient sex (aOR for boys, 8.37; 95% CI, 1.23-56.74; P = .03) and peak eosinophil count (aOR, 1.02; 95% CI, 1.01-1.04; P = .01) were independently associated with LPF. Epithelial features were strongly interrelated in biopsies with LPF, and the presence of specific epithelial features was associated with LPF. CONCLUSIONS: aLP was observed in a higher proportion of esophageal biopsies from children with EoE than controls. EoE status, patient sex, and peak eosinophil count were associated with aLP sampling and LPF. Given the intricate relationship between epithelial features and LPF, computational models can be developed to identify children with esophageal biopsies without aLP who are at risk for LPF.
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Esophageal biopsies in children with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) are often inadequate for assessment of lamina propria and lamina propria fibrosis (LPF). For children with EoE, little is known about the factors associated with adequate lamina propria (aLP) sampling or the relationship among epithelial features in esophageal biopsies with and without LPF. We aimed to evaluate aLP in esophageal biopsies from children with and without EoE, identify factors associated with aLP and LPF, and examine the relationship among epithelial features in biopsies with and without LPF in children with EoE. METHODS: In a retrospective study, we analyzed clinical, endoscopic, and histologic data from 217 children (124 with EoE and 94 without EoE [controls]) using descriptive statistics, logistic regression, Spearman's correlation, and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis. Active and inactive EoE were defined per the 2011 consensus guidelines. RESULTS: aLP was observed in biopsies from higher proportion of children with EoE (69%) than controls (31%) (P = .0001). Active EoE was independently associated with aLP (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 4.23; 95% CI, 1.00-18.13; P = .05). Patient sex (aOR for boys, 8.37; 95% CI, 1.23-56.74; P = .03) and peak eosinophil count (aOR, 1.02; 95% CI, 1.01-1.04; P = .01) were independently associated with LPF. Epithelial features were strongly interrelated in biopsies with LPF, and the presence of specific epithelial features was associated with LPF. CONCLUSIONS: aLP was observed in a higher proportion of esophageal biopsies from children with EoE than controls. EoE status, patient sex, and peak eosinophil count were associated with aLP sampling and LPF. Given the intricate relationship between epithelial features and LPF, computational models can be developed to identify children with esophageal biopsies without aLP who are at risk for LPF.
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