Eosinophilic gastritis: Histopathological characterization and quantification of the normal gastric eosinophil content

Modern Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 556-563

  Lwin, Thida ^a   Melton, Shelby D ^b,c   Genta, Robert M ^a,b,c  

^a CARIS LIFE SCIENCES   (United States)

^b VA NORTH TEXAS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

eosinophil; eosinophilic gastritis; eosinophilic gastroenteritis; gastric biopsy; normal eosinophil count; stomach

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL INFILTRATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC GASTRITIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HELICOBACTER INFECTION; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HIGH POWER FIELD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POWER SUPPLY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOMACH; STOMACH ANTRUM; STOMACH BIOPSY; STOMACH EPITHELIUM; STOMACH MUCOSA; SUBMUCOSA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953320599     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.221     Document Type: Article

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