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Histologic key features of different forms of microscopic colitis

Histologic key features of different forms of microscopic colitis
  LC CC MCi or MCnos
IELs >20 IELs Normal to slightly increased 5-20 IELs
Subepithelial collagen layer Normal to slightly thickened >10 micrometers 5-10 micrometers
Surface epithelium damage + ++ (+)
Lamina propria inflammation ++ ++ +/++
LC: lymphocytic colitis; CC: collagenous colitis; MCi: microscopic colitis incomplete; MCnos: microscopic colitis not otherwise specified; IELs: intraepithelial lymphocytes.
Reproduced from: Münch A, Langner C. Microscopic colitis: Clinical and pathologic perspectives. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014 (in press). Table used with the permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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