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From: Elevated serum procollagen type III peptide in splanchnic and peripheral circulation of patients with inflammatory bowel disease submitted to surgery

Figure 1

Histological images obtained from two IBD patients enrolled in the study affected by CD (panel a) and UC (panel b) with 12.0 and 10.3 μg/l splanchnic levels of PIIIP, respectively. Panel a, CD: in the transmural section is clearly evident an ulceration (o) in the mucosa and submucosa with diffuse inflammatory infiltrations, pseudo-follicle nodules (arrow), and fibrosis of the intestinal wall. Panel b, UC: the inflammatory infiltration is more evident in the mucosa and submucosa with criptic abscesses (asterisks). A serpiginous linear ulcer is evident (arrow).

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BMC Gastroenterology

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