Difference between revisions of "Esophagus"

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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==
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