Number of intraepithelial lymphocytes and presence of a subepithelial band in normal colonic mucosa differs according to stainings and evaluation method

• Main Authors: Anne-Marie Kanstrup Fiehn (Author), Peter Johan Heiberg Engel (Author), Ulla Engel (Author), Dea Natalie Munch Jepsen (Author), Thomas Blixt (Author), Julie Rasmussen (Author), Signe Wildt (Author), Wojciech Cebula (Author), Andreea-Raluca Diac (Author), Lars Kristian Munck (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chronic watery diarrhea is a frequent symptom. In approximately 10% of the patients, a diagnosis of microscopic colitis (MC) is established. The diagnosis relies on specific, but sometimes subtle, histopathological findings. As the histology of normal intestinal mucosa vary, discriminating subtle fe...