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Cryptitis

Inflammation of an intestinal crypt

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, diverticular disease, radiation colitis, infectious colitis.

Additional images

File:Cryptitis intermed mag.jpg|Cryptitis. H&E stain. File:Colitis_with_granuloma_high_mag.jpg|Focal cryptitis and a granuloma. H&E stain. File:Colitis_with_granuloma_intermed_mag.jpg|Focal cryptitis and a granuloma. H&E stain. File:Cryptitis -- very high mag.jpg File:Histopathology of a crypt abscess.jpg|Crypt abscess. H&E stain.

References

(Jul 2003). "Crohn's disease and cheilitis". Can J Gastroenterol.
(2004). "The pathology of diverticulosis coli". J Clin Gastroenterol.
(Nov 2000). "Acute radiation proctitis: a sequential clinicopathologic study during pelvic radiotherapy". Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys.

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