Coeliac disease :

–       chronic inflammation triggered by ingestion of gluten

–       results in dense infiltrationof lymphocytes in the proximal small bowel

–       Histology findings: mucosal inflammation, crypt hyperplasia, villous atrophy

Endoscopically visible hallmarks:

–       Scalloped duodenal folds

–       Gorooves and fissurations

–       As opposed to normal finger like villi, in coeliac the villi are much shorter and less pronounced