differential diagnosis of histopathological findings
Last reviewed 01/2018
Total villous atrophy:
- coeliac disease
- idiopathic mucosal atrophy
- cow's milk intolerance
- soy protein intolerance
- severe malnutrition
- tropical sprue
Subtotal villous atrophy:
- bacterial overgrowth
- intestinal ischaemia
- Zollinger-Ellison syndrome
- dermatitis herpetiformis
- partially treated Crohn's disease
Non-villous abnormality:
- lymphoma
- Whipple's disease
- abetalipoproteinaemia
- radiation enteritis
- giardiasis
- lymphangiectasia
idiopathic mucosal enteropathy