This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Disorders of Gastrointestinal System Including Diarrhea, Subject name: Pediatrics
The histological features of celiac disease include all of the following EXCEPT: 
Select and explain. 
A. Crypt hyperplasia, B. Increase in thickness of the mucosa, C. Increase in intraepithelial lymphocytes, D. Increase in inflammatory cells in lamina propria
B: Increase in thickness of the mucosa
Answer: B: Increase in thickness of the mucosa 
Explanation: Biopsy of intestine in celiac sprue demonstrates; overall mucosal thickness remains same Villous atrophy Loss of microvilli brush border, with crypt hyperplasia Plasma cells, lymphocytes, macrophages, eosinophils, mast cells are present in lamina propria