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Villous atrophy with a flat surface, elongation of the crypts, and chronic inflammation of the lamina propria are characteristic of long-standing disease.
Villous atrophy with a flat surface, elongation of the crypts, and chronic inflammation of the lamina propria are characteristic of long-s...
A higher-power view shows damaged, cuboidal surface epithelium with numerous intraepithelial lymphocytes. The lamina propria is heavily infiltrated by plasma cells.
A higher-power view shows damaged, cuboidal surface epithelium with numerous intraepithelial lymphocytes. The lamina propria is heavily in...
<bold>Figure 37.3</bold> A child with celiac disease. Notice the protruding abdomen and wasted buttocks.