Immunophenotypic characterization and quantification of the epithelial inflammatory infiltrate in eosinophilic esophagitis through stereology : An analysis of the cellular mechanisms of the disease and the immunologic capacity of the esophagus

Alfredo J. Lucendo,Marta Navarro,Carmen Comas,Juan M. Pascual,Emilio Burgos,Luis Santamaría,Larrauri J

Immunophenotypic characterization and quantification of the epithelial inflammatory infiltrate in eosinophilic esophagitis through stereology : An analysis of the cellular mechanisms of the disease and the immunologic capacity of the esophagus

2007

Alfredo J. Lucendo
Marta Navarro
Carmen Comas
Juan M. Pascual
Emilio Burgos
Luis Santamaría
Larrauri J

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) is an emerging disease caused by dense infiltration of the esophageal epithelium by eosinophilic leucocytes. It is originated from local hypersensitivity to food or airborne allergens. Although the physiopathologic mechanisms of the illness have not been fully discovere

Keywords:

Airborne allergen
Inflammation
Eosinophil
Esophagus
Esophagitis
Pathology
Eosinophilic esophagitis
Immunology
Esophageal disease
Eosinophilic
Medicine

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