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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jan 16, 2015; 7(1): 73-76
Published online Jan 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i1.73
Published online Jan 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i1.73
Russell body duodenitis with immunoglobulin kappa light chain restriction
William R Munday, Lucy Harn Kapur, Mina Xu, Xuchen Zhang, Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06516, United States
Xuchen Zhang, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Service, VA CT HealthCare System, West Haven, CT 06516, United States
Author contributions: Munday WR, Kapur LH and Zhang X contributed to the conception and design; Munday WR drafted and revised the manuscript; Zhang X and Xu M supervised and revised the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Xuchen Zhang, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology, VA CT HealthCare System and Yale University School of Medicine, 950 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516, United States. xuchen.zhang@yale.edu
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Received: August 11, 2014
Peer-review started: August 13, 2014
First decision: September 16, 2014
Revised: October 17, 2014
Accepted: October 31, 2014
Article in press: November 3, 2014
Published online: January 16, 2015
Processing time: 156 Days and 17.4 Hours
Peer-review started: August 13, 2014
First decision: September 16, 2014
Revised: October 17, 2014
Accepted: October 31, 2014
Article in press: November 3, 2014
Published online: January 16, 2015
Processing time: 156 Days and 17.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Russell body duodenitis is rare and the etiology is unclear. We report a case of Russell body duodenitis with immunoglobulin light chain restriction in a background of peptic duodenitis.