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. 2018 Dec;11(6):441-442.
doi: 10.14740/gr1000w. Epub 2018 Dec 17.

Anti-Epileptic Medication-Induced Asymptomatic Eosinophilic Colitis

Yamam Al-Saadi  1 , Mohammad Bilal  2 , David A Pacheco  3 , Praveen Guturu  2
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Anti-Epileptic Medication-Induced Asymptomatic Eosinophilic Colitis

Yamam Al-Saadi et al. Gastroenterology Res. 2018 Dec.
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Figure 1
Colonoscopy showing diminutive whitish nodules in the cecum and ascending colon.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(Left) Low magnification (× 2). H&E stain. Specimen showing increased eosinophils in the lamina propria. (Right) High magnification (× 20). H&E stain. Extensive eosinophilic infiltration of lamina propria with eosinophilic cryptitis.
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