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===Stains=== | ===Stains=== | ||
*[[Congo red stain]] +ve. | *[[Congo red stain]] +ve. | ||
==Eosinophilic gastritis== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Rare. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Abundant eosinophils -- >=127 eosinophils/mm<sup>2</sup>.<ref name=pmid21169993/> | |||
Note: | |||
*Normal range:<ref name=pmid21169993>{{Cite journal | last1 = Lwin | first1 = T. | last2 = Melton | first2 = SD. | last3 = Genta | first3 = RM. | title = Eosinophilic gastritis: histopathological characterization and quantification of the normal gastric eosinophil content. | journal = Mod Pathol | volume = 24 | issue = 4 | pages = 556-63 | month = Apr | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1038/modpathol.2010.221 | PMID = 21169993 }}</ref> | |||
**<38 eosinophils/mm<sup>2</sup>. | |||
***Typically ~16 eosinophils/mm<sup>2</sup>. | |||
=Gastric polyps= | =Gastric polyps= | ||