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This is a 29 year old man with a several month history of weight loss and diarrhea. The biopsy is from the duodenum.
Microscopic Findings
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Sections show a relatively preserved crypt-to-villous ratio, with no evidence of atrophy. |
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| Figure 1 |
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The lamina propria shows an increase in cellularity, populated by a mononuclear cell infiltrate of lymphocytes and plasma cells. No significant architectural distortion of the glands or crypts are noted. |
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| Figure 2 |
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Many of the villi contain an increase in intraepithelial lymphocytes, extending through the full length of the villi and numbering over 1 lymphocyte per 3-4 enterocytes. | |||
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Another view of the increased intraepithelial lymphocytes. |
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Last Updated 11/4/2002
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