Open AccessProlonged Duodenal Mucosal Lymphocyte Alterations in Patients With and Without Postinfectious Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders After Giardia Infection
Author(s) -
Vernesa Dizdar,
Trygve Hausken,
Ole Didrik Lærum,
Odd Helge Gilja,
Nina Langeland,
Kurt Hanevik
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases (online. university of chicago press)/the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jiy690
Subject(s) - lamina propria , intraepithelial lymphocyte , giardia , gastroenterology , medicine , asymptomatic , cd8 , cd20 , inflammation , immunology , intestinal mucosa , pathology , immune system , epithelium , immunohistochemistry , veterinary medicine
Persisting low-grade inflammation is suggested to play a role in postinfectious functional gastrointestinal disorders (PI-FGIDs). The present study examined alterations in duodenal mucosal lymphocytes during and after Giardia gastroenteritis in patients who did, or did not, develop PI-FGIDs.