Collagenous Inflammatory Mucosal Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract

A new group of collagenous inflammatory disorders of the gastric and intestinal mucosa has been described in the past two decades. These entities appear to be characterized by a distinct histopathologic lesion in the subepithelial region of the lamina propria. Functional alterations may also occur,...

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Main Author: Hugh J Freeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1990-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1990/965869