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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (view source)
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| Micro = | | Micro = basal cell hyperplasia (> 3 cells thick or >15% of epithelial thickness), papillae elongated (papillae reach into the top 1/3 of the epithelial layer), inflammation, esp. eosinophils, lymphocytes with convoluted nuclei ("squiggle cells"), +/-intraepithelial edema, +/-Apoptotic cells | ||
| Subtypes = | | Subtypes = | ||
| LMDDx = intestinal metaplasia ([[Barrett's esophagus]]), [[eosinophilic esophagitis]], [[acute esophagitis]] | | LMDDx = intestinal metaplasia ([[Barrett's esophagus]]), [[eosinophilic esophagitis]], [[acute esophagitis]] | ||