Eosinophilic Infiltration of the Gastrointestinal Tract
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[Eosinophilic infiltrates of the gastrointestinal tract].
There are two lesions which are often confused despite their quite distinct clinical and pathological differences: the inflammatory fibroid polyp and eosinophilic gastroenteritis. Other eosinophilic lesions likely to be encountered in the gut also pose problems of differential diagnosis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0035-9157
DOI: 10.1177/003591577206500328