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Figure 8

From: A contemporary and critical appraisal of ‘indeterminate colitis’

Figure 8

Medium-power image of a patient with diverticular disease-associated colitis showing involvement of the mucosa (only in the area of diverticular disease), and diverticular out-pouches as well. In this image, there is diffuse lymphoplasmacytosis of the lamina propria, loose granulomatous inflammation related to a ruptured crypt, basal plasmacytosis, and foreshortening and slight distortion of the crypts, similar to UC.

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