Cryptitis

Cryptitis
Micrograph showing cryptitis in a case of Crohn's disease. H&E stain.

In histology, cryptitis refers to inflammation of an intestinal crypt.

Cryptitis is a non-specific histopathologic finding that is seen in several conditions, e.g. inflammatory bowel disease,[1] diverticular disease,[2] radiation colitis,[3] infectious colitis.

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References

  1. ^ Al-Hussaini, AA.; Machida, HM.; Butzner, JD. (Jul 2003). "Crohn's disease and cheilitis.". Can J Gastroenterol 17 (7): 445–7. PMID 12915919. 
  2. ^ West, AB.; Losada, M.. "The pathology of diverticulosis coli.". J Clin Gastroenterol 38 (5 Suppl 1): S11-6. PMID 15115923. 
  3. ^ Hovdenak, N.; Fajardo, LF.; Hauer-Jensen, M. (Nov 2000). "Acute radiation proctitis: a sequential clinicopathologic study during pelvic radiotherapy.". Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 48 (4): 1111–7. PMID 11072170. 

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