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→Gastroesophageal reflux disease: +apoptosis
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#Inflammation, esp. eosinophils, lymphocytes with convoluted nuclei ("squiggle cells"). | #Inflammation, esp. eosinophils, lymphocytes with convoluted nuclei ("squiggle cells"). | ||
#+/-Spongiosis. | #+/-Spongiosis. | ||
#+/-Apoptotic cells.<ref name=pmid9926792>{{cite journal |author=Wetscher GJ, Schwelberger H, Unger A, ''et al.'' |title=Reflux-induced apoptosis of the esophageal mucosa is inhibited in Barrett's epithelium |journal=Am. J. Surg. |volume=176 |issue=6 |pages=569–73 |year=1998 |month=December |pmid=9926792 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
Notes: | Notes: | ||
*Eosinophilic esophagitis is characterized by similar histomorphologic features -- key difference: more eosinophils. | *Eosinophilic esophagitis is characterized by similar histomorphologic features -- key difference: more eosinophils. | ||
*"Squiggle cells" may mimic neutrophils. | |||
==Eosinophilic esophagitis== | ==Eosinophilic esophagitis== | ||