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The focally increased intraepithelial lymphocytes may be explained by obesity. | The focally increased intraepithelial lymphocytes may be explained by obesity. | ||
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==Longer DDx== | |||
Potential causes of increased duodenal IELs include celiac disease, gastric Helicobacter infection (not seen), giardia (not seen), stasis/bacterial overgrowth, post-infectious states including post-viral gastroenteritis (which can spontaneously resolve), medications (such as NSAIDs and olmesartan), wheat-protein allergy (usually TTG negative), tropical sprue, agammaglobulinemia (unlikely as plasma cells present) and other protein allergies. | |||