Time | Histological feature (% of cases) | References | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Duration of symptoms | Basal plasma cells | Crypt distortion | Crypt atrophy | Villous surface | Granuloma | |
1–15 days | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
16–30 days | 54 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 4 | |
31–120 days | 81 | 20 | 43 | 33 | 4 | |
121–300 days | 89 | 78 | 44 | 33 | 4 | |
<25 days | 0 | 18 |
IBD, inflammatory bowel disease.