Cryptosporidiosis x20

Cryptosporidiosis x20 •The protozoa Cryptosporidium is seen as spherical basophilic bodies lined up on the brush border of epithelial cells or lying free in the crypts. Both locations are seen here (arrows) •The lamina propria shows modest acute and chronic inflammation •The protozoa is not tissue invasive (Description By:Martin Nadel, M.D. ) (Image Contrib. by:Martin Nadel, M.D. UCHC )