Table 7.
Scoring scheme 5 for small intestinal inflammation in consequence of cytokine imbalance
| Inflammatory cell infiltrate | Epithelial changes | Mucosal architecture | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| ||||
| Severity | Extent | |||
| MiId | Mucosa | 1 | ||
| Mild | Mucosa and submucosa | 2 | ||
| Moderate | Mucosa and submucosa | Mild hyperplasia | Mild villous blunting | 3 |
| Marked with submucosal lymphoid aggregates and granuloma | Mucosa and submucosa, sometimes transmural | Moderate hyperplasia | Moderate villous blunting | 4 |
| Marked with submucosal granuloma | Mucosa, submucosa and transmural | Marked hyperplasia | Villous atrophy, branched crypts | 5 |