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*Appearance similar to [[celiac sprue]]; however, usually lacks the intraepithelial lymphocytic infiltration characteristic of celiac sprue. | *Appearance similar to [[celiac sprue]]; however, usually lacks the intraepithelial lymphocytic infiltration characteristic of celiac sprue. | ||
==Tufting enteropathy== | |||
===General=== | |||
*[[AKA]] intestinal epithelial dysplasia. | |||
*Genetic disease<ref>URL: [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/185535 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/omim/185535]. Accessed on: 21 September 2010.</ref> - related to abnormal enterocytes (development and/or differentiation). | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid17448233>{{cite journal |author=Goulet O, Salomon J, Ruemmele F, de Serres NP, Brousse N |title=Intestinal epithelial dysplasia (tufting enteropathy) |journal=Orphanet J Rare Dis |volume=2 |issue= |pages=20 |year=2007 |pmid=17448233 |pmc=1878471 |doi=10.1186/1750-1172-2-20 |url=}}</ref> | |||
*Villous atrophy | |||
*Mononuclear cell infiltration of the lamina propria | |||
*Abnormal surface enterocytes: | |||
**Focal crowding -- resembling tufts. | |||
==Tumours== | ==Tumours== | ||