The term inflammatory bowel disease covers several conditions characterised by the major inflammatory cells present. all have some common features and these includethickening of the mucosa, villus atrophy in advanced disease and significant inflammatory infiltrate in the mucosa and sometimes deeper layers. Increased numbers of plasma cells, lymphocytes, eosinophils, and neutrophils in the lamina propria are seen in IBD. | The term inflammatory bowel disease covers several conditions characterised by the major inflammatory cells present. all have some common features and these includethickening of the mucosa, villus atrophy in advanced disease and significant inflammatory infiltrate in the mucosa and sometimes deeper layers. Increased numbers of plasma cells, lymphocytes, eosinophils, and neutrophils in the lamina propria are seen in IBD. |