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DESCENDING COLON, BIOPSY: | DESCENDING COLON, BIOPSY: | ||
- COLONIC MUCOSA WITH | - COLONIC MUCOSA WITH MILD EOSINOPHILIA, SEE COMMENT. | ||
- NEGATIVE FOR ACTIVE COLITIS. | - NEGATIVE FOR ACTIVE COLITIS. | ||
- NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA. | - NEGATIVE FOR DYSPLASIA. | ||
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There are up to 40 eosinophils / 0.2376 mm*mm (field area at 400X). This is a | There are up to 40 eosinophils / 0.2376 mm*mm (field area at 400X). This is a | ||
non-specific finding. The differential diagnosis includes inflammatory bowel | non-specific finding. The differential diagnosis includes inflammatory bowel | ||
disease, infection (especially helminths), drug reaction, autoimmune disorders | disease, infection (especially helminths), a drug reaction, and autoimmune | ||
(e.g. Churg-Strauss syndrome, celiac disease, scleroderma). Clinical correlation | disorders (e.g. Churg-Strauss syndrome, celiac disease, scleroderma). Clinical | ||
is required. | correlation is required. | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||