Figure 1A. Schematic representation of morphological changes of enterocytes in CD. Enterocytes become lower, they show basophilic cytoplasm and irregular nuclei. The brush border is thin and later on disappears. In subtotal atrophy the enterocytes are non-differentiated cuboidal cells with round shaped small nuclei and basophilic cytoplasm

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The Malabsorption Syndrome versus Celiac Disease: A Diagnostic Reappraisal

Andrej Beseda, Marián Bencat, Lubica Korinkova, Janka Papanová, Julius Rajcani

International Journal of Celiac Disease. 2015, 3(4), 118-131 doi:10.12691/ijcd-3-4-5