Roxanita
10-25-2004, 06:05 PM
A 3-year-old boy has a 5-week history of weight loss and bulky, frothy, foul-smelling stools. Dietary modification results in clinical improvement. Which of the following is the most likely finding on examination of a biopsy specimen from the small intestine?
A) Atrophy of villi and microvilli
B) Degenerative changes of the myenteric plexus
C) Multiple outpouchings through the muscle coat
D) Numerous ulcerations and pseudopolyps
E) Pseudomembrane covering the luminal surface
A) Atrophy of villi and microvilli
B) Degenerative changes of the myenteric plexus
C) Multiple outpouchings through the muscle coat
D) Numerous ulcerations and pseudopolyps
E) Pseudomembrane covering the luminal surface