Difference between revisions of "Duodenum"
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*Few intraepithelial lymphocytes; < 1 lymphocyte / 4 epithelial cells. | *Few intraepithelial lymphocytes; < 1 lymphocyte / 4 epithelial cells. | ||
*No (pink) subepithelial collagen band. | *No (pink) subepithelial collagen band. | ||
*Predominant lamina propria cell: plasma cells. | *Predominant lamina propria cell: [[plasma cells]]. | ||
**Lack of plasma cells suggests ''[[common variable immunodeficiency]]'' (CVID).<ref name=pmid20629103>{{cite journal |author=Agarwal S, Smereka P, Harpaz N, Cunningham-Rundles C, Mayer L |title=Characterization of immunologic defects in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) with intestinal disease |journal=Inflamm Bowel Dis |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2010 |month=July |pmid=20629103 |doi=10.1002/ibd.21376 |url=}}</ref> | **Lack of plasma cells suggests ''[[common variable immunodeficiency]]'' (CVID).<ref name=pmid20629103>{{cite journal |author=Agarwal S, Smereka P, Harpaz N, Cunningham-Rundles C, Mayer L |title=Characterization of immunologic defects in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) with intestinal disease |journal=Inflamm Bowel Dis |volume= |issue= |pages= |year=2010 |month=July |pmid=20629103 |doi=10.1002/ibd.21376 |url=}}</ref> | ||
*No organisms in lumen. | *No organisms in lumen. | ||