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**Normal duodenal biopsy should have 3 good villi.
**Normal duodenal biopsy should have 3 good villi.
*Mitosis increased (in the crypts).
*Mitosis increased (in the crypts).
*+/-Collagen band (pink material in mucosa) - "Collagenous sprue"; must encompass ~25% of mucosa.


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*If you see acute inflammatory cells, i.e. neutrophils, consider Giardiasis and other infectious etiologies.
*If you see acute inflammatory cells, i.e. neutrophils, consider Giardiasis and other infectious etiologies.
*Biopsy should consist of 2-3 sites.  In children it is important to sample the duodenal cap, as it is the only affected site in ~10% of cases.
*Biopsy should consist of 2-3 sites.  In children it is important to sample the duodenal cap, as it is the only affected site in ~10% of cases.
*Flat lesions without IELs are unlikely to be celiac sprue.


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