Alpha heavy chain disease lacking secretory alpha chain, with cobblestone appearance of the small intestine and duodenal ulcer demonstrated by endoscopy.
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Alpha heavy chain disease lacking secretory alpha chain, with cobblestone appearance of the small intestine and duodenal ulcer demonstrated by endoscopy.
Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies of the small intestine are described in a Japanese patient with alpha heavy chain disease who had a history of colonic ulcers. Endoscopic examinations revealed multiple gastric erosion, duodenal ulcer, and a thickened, cobblestone-like pattern composed of small nodules in the duodenum and jejunum, which was similar in appearance to Crohn's disease...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gut
سال: 1982
ISSN: 0017-5749
DOI: 10.1136/gut.23.5.422