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[[Image: Crypt_abscess_--_very_high_mag.jpg |thumb|right| Crypt abscess. [[H&E stain]].]] | |||
'''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. | ||
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===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image: | Image: Crypt abscess -- high mag.jpg | Crypt abscess - high mag. | ||
Image: | Image: Crypt abscess -- very high mag.jpg | Crypt abscess - very high mag. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Cryptitis]]. | *[[Cryptitis]]. | ||
*[[Inflammatory bowel disease]]. | |||
*[[Infectious colitis]]. | |||
*[[Ischemic colitis]]. | |||
[[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]] | [[Category:Gastrointestinal pathology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:34, 1 March 2014
Crypt abscess. H&E stain.
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
Crypt abscess - high mag.
Crypt abscess - very high mag.
