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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2015; 21(24): 7553-7557
Published online Jun 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i24.7553
Published online Jun 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i24.7553
Immunohistochemical CD3 staining detects additional patients with celiac disease
Amani Mubarak, Victorien M Wolters, Roderick HJ Houwen, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands
Fiebo JW ten Kate, Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands
Author contributions: Mubarak A designed the study, included the patients, and wrote the article; Wolters VM edited the manuscript; Houwen RHJ designed the study, edited the manuscript; ten Kate FJW designed the study, edited the manuscript, and evaluated the histology.
Correspondence to: Amani Mubarak, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital, PO BOX 85090, 3508 AB Utrecht, The Netherlands. dr.amani.mubarak@gmail.com
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Received: September 9, 2014
Peer-review started: September 10, 2014
First decision: October 14, 2014
Revised: December 2, 2014
Accepted: January 8, 2015
Article in press: January 8, 2015
Published online: June 28, 2015
Processing time: 292 Days and 22.1 Hours
Peer-review started: September 10, 2014
First decision: October 14, 2014
Revised: December 2, 2014
Accepted: January 8, 2015
Article in press: January 8, 2015
Published online: June 28, 2015
Processing time: 292 Days and 22.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Intra-epithelial lymphocytosis is considered to be the most important histological finding in celiac disease and therefore provides the key to a correct diagnosis. However, when evaluating the number of intra-epithelial lymphocytes on hematoxylin and eosin stained sections, the lack of contrast between the cells might cause diagnostic difficulties. In this study, we showed that performing CD3 staining improves the histological diagnosis of celiac disease. In fact, this study demonstrated that CD3 staining should be performed when there is a discrepancy between serology and the histological evaluation on routine sections.