Comparison of histological parameters for the diagnosis of eosinophilic oesophagitis versus gastro-oesophageal reflux disease on oesophageal biopsy material

Histopathology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 676-684

  Mueller, S ^a   Neureiter, D ^b   Aigner, T ^c   Stolte, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Eosinophil; Eosinophilic oesophagitis; Gastro oesophageal reflux disease; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

EOSINOPHIL PEROXIDASE; MAJOR BASIC PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TRYPTASE;

ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS BIOPSY; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILS; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE;

EID: 57049133973     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03187.x     Document Type: Article

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