Cryptitis

Short description: Inflammation of an intestinal crypt

Micrograph showing cryptitis in a case of Crohn's disease. H&E stain.

In histology, cryptitis refers to inflammation of an intestinal crypt.

Cryptitis is a non-specific histopathologic finding that is seen in several conditions, e.g. inflammatory bowel disease,[1] diverticular disease,[2] radiation colitis,[3] infectious colitis.

## Additional images

* Cryptitis. H&E stain.

* Focal cryptitis and a granuloma. H&E stain.

* Focal cryptitis and a granuloma. H&E stain.

*   * Crypt abscess. H&E stain.

## References

1. ↑ Al-Hussaini, AA.; Machida, HM.; Butzner, JD. (Jul 2003). "Crohn's disease and cheilitis". Can J Gastroenterol 17 (7): 445–7. doi:10.1155/2003/368754. PMID 12915919.
2. ↑ West, AB.; Losada, M. (2004). "The pathology of diverticulosis coli". J Clin Gastroenterol 38 (5 Suppl 1): S11–6. doi:10.1097/01.mcg.0000124005.07433.69. PMID 15115923.
3. ↑ Hovdenak, N.; Fajardo, LF.; Hauer-Jensen, M. (Nov 2000). "Acute radiation proctitis: a sequential clinicopathologic study during pelvic radiotherapy". Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 48 (4): 1111–7. doi:10.1016/s0360-3016(00)00744-6. PMID 11072170.

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