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*** Significant inflammatory infiltrate in the mucosa and sometimes deeper layers.

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~~==Lymphocytic - Plasmacytic Enteritis==~~

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~~====Pathology====~~

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* Hypersensitivity reaction results in increased GIT permeablility and recruitment of inflammatory cells.

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* Histologically:

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** Mucosal epithelial-glandular alterations.

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** Variably increased mucosal infiltrate of lymphocytes and plasma cells.

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*** In these dogs there is an increase in the number of [[IgA]] and [[IgG]] containing cells and CD3+ T-cells.

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**** Can develop into lymphoma.

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*** Changes in the relative and absolute numbers of plasma cells and lymphocytes have been associated with IBD in humans.

==Eosinophilic Enteritis==

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