Difference between revisions of "Lymphocytic esophagitis"

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'''Lymphocytic esophagitis''', abbreviated '''LE''', is an evolving diagnosis.<ref name=pmid22751335>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Cohen | first1 = S. | last2 = Saxena | first2 = A. | last3 = Waljee | first3 = AK. | last4 = Piraka | first4 = C. | last5 = Purdy | first5 = J. | last6 = Appelman | first6 = H. | last7 = McKenna | first7 = B. | last8 = Elmunzer | first8 = BJ. | last9 = Singal | first9 = AG. | title = Lymphocytic esophagitis: a diagnosis of increasing frequency. | journal = J Clin Gastroenterol | volume = 46 | issue = 10 | pages = 828-32 | month = | year = | doi = 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3182500de8 | PMID = 22751335 }}</ref>
'''Lymphocytic esophagitis''', abbreviated '''LE''', is an evolving diagnosis.<ref name=pmid27343035>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Pasricha | first1 = S. | last2 = Gupta | first2 = A. | last3 = Reed | first3 = CC. | last4 = Speck | first4 = O. | last5 = Woosley | first5 = JT. | last6 = Dellon | first6 = ES. | title = Lymphocytic Esophagitis: An Emerging Clinicopathologic Disease Associated with Dysphagia. | journal = Dig Dis Sci | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = Jun | year = 2016 | doi = 10.1007/s10620-016-4230-2 | PMID = 27343035 }}</ref>


==General==
==General==
*Benign.
*Benign.<ref name=pmid22751335>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Cohen | first1 = S. | last2 = Saxena | first2 = A. | last3 = Waljee | first3 = AK. | last4 = Piraka | first4 = C. | last5 = Purdy | first5 = J. | last6 = Appelman | first6 = H. | last7 = McKenna | first7 = B. | last8 = Elmunzer | first8 = BJ. | last9 = Singal | first9 = AG. | title = Lymphocytic esophagitis: a diagnosis of increasing frequency. | journal = J Clin Gastroenterol | volume = 46 | issue = 10 | pages = 828-32 | month =  | year =  | doi = 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3182500de8 | PMID = 22751335 }}</ref>


==Microscopic==
==Microscopic==

Latest revision as of 15:51, 10 July 2016

Lymphocytic esophagitis, abbreviated LE, is an evolving diagnosis.[1]

General

Microscopic

Features:

  • Lymphocytic infiltrate.
  • Severe spongiosis.
  • No other inflammatory cells.

See also

References

  1. Pasricha, S.; Gupta, A.; Reed, CC.; Speck, O.; Woosley, JT.; Dellon, ES. (Jun 2016). "Lymphocytic Esophagitis: An Emerging Clinicopathologic Disease Associated with Dysphagia.". Dig Dis Sci. doi:10.1007/s10620-016-4230-2. PMID 27343035.
  2. Cohen, S.; Saxena, A.; Waljee, AK.; Piraka, C.; Purdy, J.; Appelman, H.; McKenna, B.; Elmunzer, BJ. et al. "Lymphocytic esophagitis: a diagnosis of increasing frequency.". J Clin Gastroenterol 46 (10): 828-32. doi:10.1097/MCG.0b013e3182500de8. PMID 22751335.