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=Luminal gastroenterology= | =Luminal gastroenterology= | ||
==Non-regional== | |||
===Intestinal polyps=== | ===Intestinal polyps=== | ||
{{main|Intestinal polyps}} | {{main|Intestinal polyps}} | ||
The bread and butter of gastrointestinal pathology. | The bread and butter of gastrointestinal pathology. | ||
==Regional== | |||
===Esophagus=== | ===Esophagus=== | ||
{{main|Esophagus}} | {{main|Esophagus}} | ||
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{{Main|Graft-versus-host disease}} | {{Main|Graft-versus-host disease}} | ||
An uncommon thing that complicates bone marrow transplants. | An uncommon thing that complicates bone marrow transplants. | ||
==Eosinophilic enterocolitis== | |||
:For the esophageal disease see: ''[[Eosinophilic esophagitis]]''. | |||
===General=== | |||
*Uncommon. | |||
*Associated with food allergies, esp. in children.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Lucendo AJ |title=Eosinophilic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract |journal=Scand. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=45 |issue=9 |pages=1013–21 |year=2010 |month=September |pmid=20509820 |doi=10.3109/00365521003690251 |url=}}</ref> | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Eosinophilia. | |||
*Eosinophilic abscesses. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[IBD]]. | |||
*Infection. | |||
*Drug reaction. | |||
=See also= | =See also= | ||