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**#Two plasma cells kissing, i.e. two plasma cells touching/overlapping. | **#Two plasma cells kissing, i.e. two plasma cells touching/overlapping. | ||
**#Three is a crowd, i.e. three plasma cells in close proximity. | **#Three is a crowd, i.e. three plasma cells in close proximity. | ||
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*Approximately 20% of cases with an inflamed cardia will have [[intestinal metaplasia]].<ref name=pmid10566710>{{Cite journal | last1 = Voutilainen | first1 = M. | last2 = Färkkilä | first2 = M. | last3 = Mecklin | first3 = JP. | last4 = Juhola | first4 = M. | last5 = Sipponen | first5 = P. | title = Chronic inflammation at the gastroesophageal junction (carditis) appears to be a specific finding related to Helicobacter pylori infection and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The Central Finland Endoscopy Study Group. | journal = Am J Gastroenterol | volume = 94 | issue = 11 | pages = 3175-80 | month = Nov | year = 1999 | doi = 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1999.01513.x | PMID = 10566710 }}</ref> | |||
=====Lymphocytic gastritis===== | =====Lymphocytic gastritis===== |
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