Acute Colitis (low power)

Acute Colitis (low power) •The underlying crypt architecture is intact with uniformly spaced crypts extending from the surfce to the muscularis mucosa •There is no obvious increase in inflammatory cells in the lamina propria •The green arrows mark areas of focal superficial hemorrhage •The overall picture is that of an acute rather than a chronic process (Description By:Marin Nadel, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by:Marin Nadel, M.D. UCHC )