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Table 2 Features of acute and chronic inflammation in controls and inflammatory bowel disease

From: Paneth cell metaplasia in newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease in children

 

Control

UC

CD

Highest acute inflammation score n (%)

0

14 (100)

0

0

1

0

2 (15)

9 (60)*

2

0

6 (46)†

2 (13)

3

0

5 (38)*

4 (27)*

Highest chronic inflammation score n (%)

0

10 (71)

0

0

1

4 (29)

0*

9 (60)*

2

0

7 (54)†

4 (27)*

3

0

6 (46)†

2 (13)

Architectural distortion present (%)

0

12 (92)‡

13 (87)‡

Eosinophils > 20/HPF (%)

1 (7)

6 (46)*

12 (80)†

PCM (%)

0

11 (85)‡

14 (93)‡

  1. *P < 0.05 (chi-squared).
  2. †P < 0.005.
  3. ‡P < 0.00001.