Colitis: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→Further workup of colitis: Table |
→Microscopic evaluation: +Images |
||
| Line 46: | Line 46: | ||
*{{Comprehensive-begin}}Distribution: '''Patchy''' versus '''diffuse'''{{Comprehensive-end}} | *{{Comprehensive-begin}}Distribution: '''Patchy''' versus '''diffuse'''{{Comprehensive-end}} | ||
<gallery mode=packed heights=170> | <gallery mode=packed heights=170> | ||
File:Histopathology of granuloma of colonic mucosa.jpg|A non-necrotizing '''granuloma'''. It is seen as an aggregate of histiocytes in the center of the image, having ample eosinophilic cytoplasm. | File:Histopathology of granuloma of colonic mucosa.jpg|A non-necrotizing '''granuloma'''. It is seen as an aggregate of histiocytes in the center of the image, having ample eosinophilic cytoplasm. | ||
File:Non-proliferative versus proliferative colonic crypts.jpg|'''Dysplastic''' crypt at right. In such case, consider '''[[tubular and ⁄or villous adenoma]]'''. | File:Non-proliferative versus proliferative colonic crypts.jpg|'''Dysplastic''' crypt at right. In such case, consider '''[[tubular and ⁄or villous adenoma]]'''. | ||
| Line 59: | Line 58: | ||
! Severe activity | ! Severe activity | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Example images | |||
| [[File:Histopathology of neutrophilic cryptitis in active colitis, annotated.jpg|150px]] | |||
| [[File:Histopathology of gland destruction in active colitis.jpg|150px]] | |||
| [[File:Histopathology of severe ulcerative colitis.jpg|150px]] | |||
! Neutrophilic inflammation | ! Neutrophilic inflammation | ||
| Scattered or focal neutrophils | | Scattered or focal neutrophils | ||