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Case 6. E.
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| Inflammation focally accentuated in the lamina propria (HE, low power) | Numbers of rods attached to the crypt epithelium in the region of active inflammation (HE, high power) | |
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| Numbers of rods attached to the crypt epithelium (HE, oil immersion) | Reference case 6A Lethal enterohemorrhagic E. coli O-157 infection (8 y-o F). Massive and diffuse hemorrhage in the autopsied colon (gross findings) |
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| Reference case 6A Lethal enterohemorrhagic E. coli O-157 infection (8 y-o F). Marked hemorrhagic destruction of the autopsied colonic mucosa (HE) |
Reference case 6A Lethal enterohemorrhagic E. coli O-157 infection (8 y-o F). Numbers of rods clustered on the surface of the destroyed mucosa (HE) |
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| Reference case 6B Lethal enterohemorrhagic E. coli O-157 infection in the aged, manifesting hemolytic uremic syndrome (90 y-o F). Marked fibrin thrombosis in the glomerulus and necrosis of the proximal renal tubules of autopsied kidney (HE) |
Reference case 6C Bacillary dysentery (58 y-o F). Marked hemorrhagic destruction of the autopsied colonic mucosa (HE) |
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