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'''Crypt abscess''' is a collection of [[neutrophil]]s in an intestinal crypt. On the spectrum of inflammatory changes, it is more severe than [[cryptitis]] but less severe than ulceration. | '''Crypt abscess''' is a collection of [[neutrophil]]s in an intestinal crypt. On the spectrum of inflammatory changes, it is more severe than [[cryptitis]] but less severe than ulceration. | ||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*[[Neutrophil]]s in the lumen of an intestinal crypt. | |||
Notes: | |||
*No minimum is defined for "neutrophils".{{fact}} | |||
*Usually seen with [[cryptitis]]. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image: Cryptitis_--_very_high_mag.jpg | Cryptitis. (WC) | |||
Image: Crypt_abscess_--_very_high_mag.jpg | Crypt abscess. (WC) | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 04:02, 23 December 2013
Crypt abscess is a collection of neutrophils in an intestinal crypt. On the spectrum of inflammatory changes, it is more severe than cryptitis but less severe than ulceration.
Microscopic
Features:
- Neutrophils in the lumen of an intestinal crypt.
Notes:
- No minimum is defined for "neutrophils".[citation needed]
- Usually seen with cryptitis.
Images
Cryptitis. (WC)
Crypt abscess. (WC)
