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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dig Dis Sci. 2009 Jun 9;55(5):1396–1405. doi: 10.1007/s10620-009-0839-8

Table 2.

Endoscopic and histologic findings in 9 patients

Patient Colon mucosal findings1 Colon Histology2 T cells
% FOXP3+
Surface Crypts Lamina Propria Other
#1 Normal PMN 4.80
#2 Erythema, Edema Increased PMN, eosinophils 5.63
#3 Erythema, Edema, Friability,
Erosions
Apoptotic bodies Increased lymphocytes,
plasma cells, eosinophils
3.06
#4 Erythema, Edema, Friability Lymphocytes Microabscesses, PMN,
eosinophils
Increased plasma cells 8.81
#5 Erythema, Friability Microabscesses, PMN,
lymphocytes, eosinophils
Increased PMN, eosinophils,
lymphocytes, plasma cells,
1.51
#6 Erythema, Ulcers PMN PMN Increased PMN,
lymphocytes, plasma cells
4.02
#7 Erythema, Edemea, Exudate,
Friability, Ulcers, Bleeding
PMN Increased PMN, eosinophils,
lymphocytes, plasma cells,
3.90
#8 Erythema, Edema, Exudate, Ulcers Lymphocytes Apoptotic bodies, architectural
distortion, microabscesses
Increased lymphocytes,
plasma cells, eosinophils
1.21
#9 Erythema, Edema, Friability,
Exudate, Ulcers, Denuded mucosa
Thin
epithelium
Apoptotic bodies, architectural
distortion, microabscesses
Increased PMN,
lymphocytes, plasma cells
Crypt
loss
3.56
1

Based on the findings at all endoscopic examinations following ipilimumab.

2

Based on the histologic findings from all colon mucosal biopsies. PMN= neutrophils.