Blow Up of Subtotal Villous Atrophy of the Small Intestine

Gluten Sensitive Enteropathy

•The villi have a decreased villous/crypt ratio of <1.
•Widening of the villi by inflammatory cells, and flattening of some villi are noted

•The surface epithelium is shorter or cuboidal rather than columnar

(Description By:Martin Nadel, M.D. )

(Image Contrib. by:Martin Nadel, M.D. UCHC )