Lymphocytic esophagitis: A histologic subset of chronic esophagitis

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 432-437

  Rubio, Carlos A ^a,b   Sjödahl, Krister ^a   Lagergren, Jesper ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic; Esophagus; Inflammation; Lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GRANZYME B; T CELL INTRACYTOPLASMIC ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CELIAC DISEASE; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL TYPE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; ESOPHAGUS CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL REFLUX; GENOTYPE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HIATUS HERNIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; INTRAEPITHELIAL LYMPHOCYTE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTIC ESOPHAGITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STOMACH ULCER;

EID: 33644645526     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/7LABLGY08UEM3H26     Document Type: Article

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