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'''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.
==Microscopic==
Features:
*[[Neutrophil]]s in the lumen of an intestinal crypt.
Notes:
*No minimum is defined for "neutrophils".{{fact}}
*Usually seen with [[cryptitis]].
===Images===
<gallery>
Image: Cryptitis_--_very_high_mag.jpg | Cryptitis. (WC)
Image: Crypt_abscess_--_very_high_mag.jpg | Crypt abscess. (WC)
</gallery>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 04:02, 23 December 2013

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:

Notes:

Images

See also