Table 3.

Analysis of inflammatory cells in the esophagus.

Intensity and extent of inflammation	Score
There is almost no infiltration of inflammatory cells in the lamina propria	0
There are a small number of inflammatory cells in the lamina propria and no infiltration of inflammatory cells in the epithelial layer	1
There are more inflammatory cells in the lamina propria and no infiltration of inflammatory cells in the epithelial layer	2
There are a lot of inflammatory cells in the lamina propria and a small number of inflammatory cells infiltrate into the epithelial layer	3
Lymphoid nodules were formed in the lamina propria and a large number of inflammatory cells infiltrated in the epithelial layer	4