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'''Celiac sprue''' is a common pathology that affects the [[duodenum]].  
'''Celiac sprue''', also '''celiac disease''', is a common pathology that affects the [[duodenum]].  


An introduction to gastrointestinal pathology is in the ''[[gastrointestinal pathology]]'' article.  It covers basic gastrointestinal histology.
An introduction to gastrointestinal pathology is in the ''[[gastrointestinal pathology]]'' article.  It covers basic gastrointestinal histology.
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Most pathologists do not grade celiac sprue.
Most pathologists do not grade celiac sprue.


The most common system is the ''modified Marsh system'':<ref>{{cite journal |author=Oberhuber G, Granditsch G, Vogelsang H |title=The histopathology of coeliac disease: time for a standardized report scheme for pathologists |journal=Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol |volume=11 |issue=10 |pages=1185–94 |year=1999 |month=October |pmid=10524652 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name=pmid12145668>{{cite journal |author=Wahab PJ, Meijer JW, Dumitra D, Goerres MS, Mulder CJ |title=Coeliac disease: more than villous atrophy |journal=Rom J Gastroenterol |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=121–7 |year=2002 |month=June |pmid=12145668 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
The most common system is the ''Marsh system'' (abbreviated):<ref>{{cite journal |author=Oberhuber G, Granditsch G, Vogelsang H |title=The histopathology of coeliac disease: time for a standardized report scheme for pathologists |journal=Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol |volume=11 |issue=10 |pages=1185–94 |year=1999 |month=October |pmid=10524652 |doi= |url=}}</ref><ref name=pmid12145668>{{cite journal |author=Wahab PJ, Meijer JW, Dumitra D, Goerres MS, Mulder CJ |title=Coeliac disease: more than villous atrophy |journal=Rom J Gastroenterol |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=121–7 |year=2002 |month=June |pmid=12145668 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| Blunted villi
| Blunted villi
| Flattened mucosa
| Flattened mucosa
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The ''Marsh system'' (full):<ref>{{cite journal |author=Oberhuber G, Granditsch G, Vogelsang H |title=The histopathology of coeliac disease: time for a standardized report scheme for pathologists |journal=Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol |volume=11 |issue=10 |pages=1185–94 |year=1999 |month=October |pmid=10524652 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
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| Marsh score
| Descriptors
| Alternate descriptors
| Crypts
| IEL
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| Marsh 0
| Well-formed villi
| Normal villous arch.
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| Marsh 1
| Well-formed villi
| Normal villous arch.
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| March 2
| Well-formed villi
| Normal villous arch.
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| Marsh 3A
| Partial villous atrophy
| Blunted villi
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| Marsh 3B
| Partial villous atrophy
| Blunted villi
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| Marsh 3C
| Total villous atrophy
| Flattened mucosa
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