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B5.019 - Non-Neoplastic GI Pathology Histo Flashcards

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describe candida esophagitis

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associated with antibiotc use in non immunocompromised

usually due to candida albicans

fungal invasion a requirement for dx since its normal flora in GI tract

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what are the 3 Ms and what are they associated with

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Multinucleation

Margination

Molding

HSV

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esophagitis

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an inlammatory process of the esophagus cuased by biochemical acid reflux, infectious, inflammatory or chemical agents

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what is AMAG

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autoimmune metaplastic atrophic gastritis

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normal esophagus

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endoscopy findings of candida esophagitis

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gray white pseudomembrane or plaques in mid to distal esophagus; mucosa is erythematous, edematous, ulcerated or friable.

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crohns therapy and prognosis

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no cure

treatment - anti inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs, monoclonal TNA alpha ab

surgery for complications

increased risk of adenocarcinoma (UC as well)

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clinical features of peptic ulcer disease

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dyspepsia, epigastric pain, melena, hematemisis, anemia

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H pylori gastritis

chronic active gastritis with active inflammation with neutrophils in epithelium and expanded lamina propria with predominantly plasma cells

intraepithelial neutrophils and subepithelial plasma cells are characteristic of H pylori

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celiac disease

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barrets esophagus sequelae

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ulceration

bleeding

stricture

dysplasia

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what part of the GI system does celiacs affect

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small bowel

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what is pernicious anemia

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from loss of B12, a complication of AMAG

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differential for ischemic colitis

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psudomembranous colitis - pathy pseudomembranes, hyanalized lamina propria and withered crypts favor ischemia

EHEC - right sided involvement and fibrin thrombi favor this

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microscopic colitis pathogenesis and presentation

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presentation - chronic, watery diarrhea in middle aged to elderly patients

pathegenesis - incompletely understood, thought to be autoimmune

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cell types in the esophagus and stomach

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esophagus - squamous

stomach - columnar

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pathogenesis of peptic ulcer disease

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h pylori infection most common

hyperacidity - zollinger ellison syndrome

NSAIDs

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what is celiacs disease presenation, gross/micro appearance

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malabsorption, diarrhea (light colored, foul smelling)

gross - cracked earth appearance

micro - blunting of villi, increased intraepithelial lymphocytes

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pathogenesis of reflux esophagitis

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multifactorial, incompetent LES, hiatal hernia, increased gastric volume, obesity, alcohol, tobacco, CNS depressants, pregnancy

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name the layers

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normal esophagus

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etiology of chronic gastritis

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H pylori

autoimmune

chemical/reactive (NSAIDs, bile reflux, alcohol)

other - uremia, radiation

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chronic active colitis

crypt abscesses

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non infectious causes of esophagitis

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reflux

eosinophilic

pill esophagitis

toxins/chemicals

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antrum with mucous cells

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presentation of inflammatory bowel disease

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chronic diarrhea

crohns may have upper GI symptoms or present with bowel obstruction symptoms

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small bowel

mucosa comprised of epithelium and lamina propria in a villous architecture. epithelium is columnar, single layer, with goblet cells

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complications of h pylori gastritis

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peptic ulcer disease

atrophic antral gastritis leading to intestinal metaplasia

adenocarcinoma

lymphoma

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gross and micro path of acute gastritis

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gross - hemorrhage, erosions, edema

micro - inflammation, neutrophilic>chronic

focal or diffuse

superficial or full thickness

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h pylori gastritis

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what can HP gastritis lead to

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atrophy, metaplasia, dysplasia

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endoscopy and histo of IBD

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endoscopy - erythema and friability of mucosa; ulcerations

histo - chronic colitis; crypt architecture distortion

basal lamina propria lymphoplasmacytosis

active disease has neutrophils

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candida esophagitis

Gomori methamine silver stain highlighting fungal hyphae

note: it has to be invaded otherwise it could be normal flora

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gross appearance, histo of AMAG

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flattened/atrophic gastric mucosa

histo - biopsy of the body/fundus shows lack of parietal cells; normal cells replaced by mucous cells (looks like antrum) or intestinal metaplasia

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numerous intraepithelial eosinophils

reflux esophagitis

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clinical symptoms and sequelae of reflux esophagitis

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clinical - heartburn, regurgitation and chest pain

sequelae - bleeding, strictures and barrets esophagus

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normal colon

mucosal lining similar to small bowel but no villli formation

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normal colon - equal parts epithelium and lamina propria, organized and regular test tume like crypts

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CMV in gastric pyloric glands with classic Owl eye nuclear inclusions

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higher power view of abundant intestinal metaplasia in esophagus

barrets esophagus

goblet cells - arrows

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shallow ulcer with granulation tissue and superficial necrosis (L) and squamous mucosa (R) seen in HSV

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barretts esophagus

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symptoms of ischemic colitis

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acute onset, bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, usually elderly

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chronic HP associated gastritis histo

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dense lamina propria lymphoplasmacytic infiltrate

+/- neutrophils infiltrating glands

HP may be found in mucus layer (NOT within cells)

antrum > body

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gross and histo appearance of barretts esophagus

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gross - irregular band dark pink, velvety mucosa extending upwards as tongues of mucosa, may be very patchy

histo - metaplastic columnar epithelium with goblet cells

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microscopic apprearance of ischemic colitis

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attenuation of epithelium beginning at surface, can lead to crypt drop out (withered crypts)

necrosis if severe

hyalinization of lamina propria chronic

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reflux esophagitis

Note the basal cell hyperplasia and papillary elongation. Maturation of the epithelium is decreased with more immature cells present above the normal 1-2 cell thickness. Also note the elongation of the lamina propria papilla extending to upper third of epithelium

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h pylori gastritis

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punched out ulcers from HSV infection

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gross appearance of ischemic colitis

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dark red/hyperemic abrupt transition to normal mucosa; watershed areas affected more often (splenic flexure, sigmoid colon) can have patchy psudomembranes

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collagenous colitis (microscopic)

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candida esophagitis

superficial squamous mucosa with neutrophils

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ischemic colitis

surface epithelial attenuation and pink hyalinization of lamina propria

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describe epidemiology of HSV and gross/micro

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usually opportunistic/immunosuppressed paitients. Self limited in healthy

gross: shallow vesicles and ulcers
micro: viral inclusions present and mulitnucleated squamous cells at margin of ulcer with thickened nuclear membrane and ground glass inclusions that fill nuclei

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treatment of ischemic colitis

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supportive

correct cause

may need surgical resection

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esophageal mucosa: stratified squamous epithelium with papillae

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what are symptoms of eosinophilic esophagitis and treatment

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most atopic

symptoms - food impactions, dysphagia, GERD like in children

treatment - diatary restriction (six food elimination diet SFED: milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanuts/tree nuts, fish/shellfish, other)

steroid inhalation

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normal esophagus

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candida esophagitis

top arrow - distal esophagus

middle arrow - white plaques

bottom arrow - erythematous mucosa

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crypt distortion typical of IBD

branching crypts, no longer test tube shaped

green arrow - basal lymphoplasmacytosis

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pathogenesis of ischemic colitis

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atherosclerotic CVD

hypercoagulability

global ischemia

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describe the epidemiology of CMV and gross/micro appearance

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immunocompromised patients

gross: punched out mucosal ulcers similar to herpes
micro: virus present in endothelium and enlarged stroma cells at ulcer base; inclusions are intranuclear surround by clear halo, often with coarse intracytoplasmic granules

owl eye inclusions

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treatment of HP gastritis

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triple therapy

proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole) and 2 antibiotics

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h pylori gastritis

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AMAG

atrophy with intestinal metaplasia (goblet cells)

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high power of rim/edge of ulcer demonstrating pahtognomic cytologic featurs of HSV

red arrow - multinucleation, nuclear molding and

yellow arrow - nuclear margination

in squamous epithelium

HSV

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trachealization or felinzation of esophagus seen in EoE

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reservoir/transmission and gross appearance of H. pylori

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humans/water

fecal-oral, oral oral, not really known

increased risk of carcinoma and lymphoma

gross - normal usually, may see erythema, nodularity, ulcers

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atrophy with IM, complication of h pylori

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reflux esophagus

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compare and contrast HP and AMAG

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name the cell types

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reflux esophagitis gross appearance and histo

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gross - redness, erosions

histo - elongation of papillae, basal cell hyperplasia, intraepithelial eosinophils and neutrophils

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symptoms of infectious esophagitis

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patients usually present with odynophagia

more common in immunosuppressed and elderly

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describe AMAG

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antibodies are present - antiparietal cell antibody

anti-intrinsic factor antibody

affects parital cells, decreased parietal cells and decreased acid production

leads to decreased B12 absorption

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what are ulcerative colitis and crohns disease

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UC - confined to colon, distribution usually confluent and starts at left side/rectum

crohns - can involve entire GI, skip lesions, granulomas and deep ulcers with stricture are hallmarks

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lymphocytic colitis (microscopic)

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normal esophagus

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treatment of celiacs

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gluten free diet

80
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what is acute gastritis

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common mucosal acute inflammatory process

often transiet

can be accompanied by erosions, hemorrhage

severity ranges from mild to massive

usually resolves if stimulus is removed

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gross/endoscopy apperance, histo, treatment of microscopic colitis

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gross - normal

histo - surface epithelium attenuation, lymphocytic, collagenous

treatment - symptom management, anti inflammatories

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most common causes of infectious esophagitis

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HSV and CMV - reactivation of latent virus in laryngeal or superior cervical nerves

Candida - normal flora, colonzation due to structure or obstruction

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chronic colitis - crypt distortion

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what test can you do to look for ulcerative colitis that sets it apart

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pANCA - 60-80%+

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UC prognosis/treatment

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no cure

treatment - anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs; surgery if not responsive

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what is gastropathy

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when inflammatory cells are absent or rare

diverse set of disorders marked by injury or dysfunction

NSAIDs, alcohol, bile, stress induced injury

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barrets esophagus

endoscopically the gastroesophageal junction has tongues of velvety red tongues of metaplastic mucosa extending upward with adjacent pale squamous mucosa

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lab tests for AMAG

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high gastrin, anti parietal or anti intrinsic factor antibody; microcytic anemia at first but then changes to macrocytic anemia

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EoE

Some eosinophilic microabcsesses and mostly superficial location

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symptoms of esophageal disorders

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dysphagia

odynophagia - pain upon swallowing

heartburn - retrosternal chest pain

hematemesis - vomiting of blood

melena - blood in stools

91
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celiac - left; blunted villi and increased intraepithelial lymphocytes

normal - right

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pathogenesis of barrets esophagus

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reflex induces inflammation and mucosal injury

healing occurs by ingrowth of stem cells and re-epithelialization

cells differentiatin into abnormal inestinal mucosa that may be more injury resistant

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what is H. pylori

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non invasive spirillar gram negative rod (spirochete) producing urease and other toxins

highly prevalent esp in developing countries

risk factors are socioeconomic

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ischemic colitis

normal colon on left, transitioning to crypt epithelial attenuation at arrow. Also note deep pink color of lamina propria - hyalinization

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what is the most common cause of infectious esophagitis

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candida

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H pylori gastritis

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treatment of AMAG

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B12 supplementation (shots)

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low power view of antral type mucosa with expansion of lamina propria by chronic inflammatory cells, including lymphoid aggregate and active inflammation.

H pylori gastritis

inset shows helicobacter pylori immunostain with organisms in mucin between cells NOT WITHIN CELLS

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punched out ulcers seen in CMV or HSV

100
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what is barretts esophagus

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probably complication of longstanding reflux

more common in middle aged white males

replacement of normal distal stratified squamous mucosa with intestinal type glandular mucosa

101
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granulatino tissue in bed of ulcer (infecting endothelial and stromal cells) with nuclear and cytoplasmic inclusions

CMV

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gross and histo appearance of eosinophilic esophagitis

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furrowed esophagus, trachealized esophagus (felinzation)

Histo - similar to reflux, papillary hyperplasia, basal hyperplasia, eosiophils; also superficial clustering, degranulation of eosinophils

note: the eosninophils are not confined to distal esophagus

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where is peptic ulcer disease found and how is it treated

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98% in antrum and duodenal bulb

lesser curvature of stomach

clean base and smooth edge

responsive to antibiotics

biopsy

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body/fundus of stomach with pairetal and chief cells

105
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what is chronic gastritis

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often asymptomatic, pain, nausea, vomiting

defined as a chronic inflammatory process which may lead to:

ulceration

atrophy

metaplasia –> dysplasia –> carcinoma

lymphoma (Helicobacter)

106
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shows IF anti parietal cell Ab in AMAG

107
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what is gastritis and what are the types

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inflammation of gastric mucosa caused by a variety of agents, chemical, infectious, autoimmune

acute - transient and self limiting, hemorrhagic, erosive

chronic - environmental - H. pylori, autoimmune

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layers of normal esophagus

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