TABLE 1.

Number of histological changes observed in serial biopsies of the terminal ileum, ascending colon and rectosigmoid colon of 91 Brazilian patients with chronic diarrhea according to affected colon segment and the most frequent type of lesion

Affected segment	Number of patients	Most frequent lesion	Number of patients
Terminal ileum, ascending colon and rectosigmoid colon	6	Non-specific inflammation	4
Terminal ileum and ascending colon	23	Non-specific inflammation	10
Ascending colon and rectosigmoid colon	7	Lymphoid hyperplasia	4
Terminal ileum	29	Lymphoid hyperplasia	15
Ascending colon	22	Lymphoid hyperplasia	14
Rectosigmoid colon	2	Lymphoid hyperplasia	2