Table 1

 The modified Marsh–Oberhuber classification

Marsh 0Marsh 1Marsh 2Marsh 3Marsh 4†
3a3b3c
IEL, intraepithelial lymphocytes.
*Number of intraepithelial lymphocytes per 100 enterocytes.
†This category is principally included for historic purposes.
IEL count*<30/100>30/100>30/100>30/100>30/100>30/100<30/100
Crypt hyperplasia++++
Villous atrophyMildModerateTotalTotal
Pre-infiltrativeInfiltrativeInfiltrative-hyperplasticFlat destructiveAtrophic-hypoplastic