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Review
. 2004 Aug 10;6(3):14.

Crohn's disease and infections: a complex relationship

Gert De Hertogh  1 , Karel Geboes
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Review

Crohn's disease and infections: a complex relationship

Gert De Hertogh et al. MedGenMed. .
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Mucosal biopsy from a patient with culture-proven Shigella colitis showing loss of surface epithelial cells, presence of a mixed inflammatory cell infiltrate, and numerous crypt abscesses (H&E x 125).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Colonic biopsy from patient with established, quiescent ulcerative colitis showing diffuse architectural abnormalities: shortened crypts, branching crypts, and thickening of the muscularis mucosae (H&E x 125).
Figure 3
Figure 3
CMV inclusion (marked by "X") in a biopsy from a patient with severely active ulcerative colitis (H&E x 400).
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