Table 2 Morphometric study of a duodenal biopsy
From: Acrodystrophic axonal polyneuropathy with celiac disease: a case report
Parameter | Size M ± SD |
|---|---|
Total thickness of the mucous membrane, microns | 391.2 ± 17.2 |
Height of the villi (VH), microns | 213.1 ± 12.4 |
Width of the villi, microns | 128.1 ± 10.1 |
Crypt depth (CD), microns | 321.7 ± 3.1 |
Crypt width, microns | 54.3 ± 0.3 |
VH/CD ratio | 0.7 ± 0.1 |
Height of the villus enterocytes (HVE), microns | 34.1 ± 0.1 |
 Crypt enterocytes (HCE), microns | 8.2 ± 0.1 |
HVE/HCE coefficient | 4.1 ± 0.01 |
Number of intraepithelial lymphocytes per 100 enterocytes | 43 ± 5 |
Degree of fibrosis (+/±/−) | + |
 Lymphoplasmacytic infiltration | + |
 Edema | + |