Difference between revisions of "Duodenum"

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***Often look like a crescent moon ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crescent_Moon.JPG image of crescent moon]) or semicircular<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicircle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicircle]</ref> -- as the long axis of the organism is rarely in the plane of the (histologic) section.
***Often look like a crescent moon ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Crescent_Moon.JPG image of crescent moon]) or semicircular<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicircle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semicircle]</ref> -- as the long axis of the organism is rarely in the plane of the (histologic) section.


Notes:  
DDx:  
*Giardiasis can look (histologically) a lot like celiac disease.
*[[Celiac disease]] - near perfect mimic; missing giardia organisms.


Images:
Images:
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giardiasis_duodenum_high.jpg Giardiasis - high mag. (WC)].
*[[WC]]:
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giardiasis_duodenum_low.jpg Giardiasis - low mag. (WC)].
**[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giardiasis_duodenum_high.jpg Giardiasis - high mag. (WC)].
**[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giardiasis_duodenum_low.jpg Giardiasis - low mag. (WC)].
*www:
**[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case278.html Giardiasis - several crappy images (upmc.edu)].


==Acute duodenitis==
==Acute duodenitis==
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