Histological aspects of gastric and colonic samples in patients with refractory coeliac sprue (RCS) and two groups of patients with coeliac disease (CD)
| RCS | ACD | GFD-CD | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentages correspond to the number of patients with different histological aspects/number of patients tested. | |||
| ACD, active coeliac disease; GFD-CD, coeliac disease on a gluten free diet; ACG, active chronic gastritis; CG, chronic gastritis; NG, normal gastric biopsy; LG, lymphocytic gastritis; LC, lymphocytic colitis; NC, normal colonic biopsy; Hp, Helicobacter pylori. | |||
| No significant difference between: *RCS and ACD, or between †RCS and GFD-CD. | |||
| LG±ACG | 9/14 (64%)*† | 11/18 (61%) | 3/10 (30%) |
| LG+Hp | 2/9 (22%) | 6/11 (55%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| LG only | 7/9 (78%) | 7/11 (64%) Hp=2 | 2/3 (66%) Hp=1 |
| ACG only | 1/14 (7%) | 2/18 (11%) Hp=1 | 1 (10%) Hp=1 |
| CG | 2/14 (14%) | 0/18 | 2 (20%) |
| NG | 2/14 (14%) | 5/13 (28%) | 4 (40%) |
| LC | 6/11 (55%) | 3/4 (75%) | 2/3 (66%) |
| NC | 5/11 (45%) | 1/4 (25%) | 1/3 (33%) |