Cryptitis
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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Crypt abscess. H&E stain.
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- ^ 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. doi:10.1016/s0360-3016(00)00744-6. PMID 11072170.
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