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chronic colitis
Friday 3 October 2003
Synopsis
colorectal gland distortion
cellular inflammation
- cellular infiltration of the lamina propria by inflammatory cells
- lymphocytic infiltration
- eosinophilic infiltration
- histiocytic infiltration
- polymorphic infiltration
Types
lymphocytic colitis
eosinophilic colitis
granulomatous colitis
Etiology
diverticular disease-associated chronic colitis (8540614)