Photomicrograph 1 of 4.

Intestinal Cryptosporidiosis.

 Colonic Gland with cryptosporidia.
 

   Francisco Serpas MD.
   Pathologist

Photomicrograph 2 of 4.

                Same case described above.

 Photomicrograph 3 of 4.

 There are many round small spherulles or bodies
 attached to surfice of cryptic epithelium of the colon.
 

Photomicrograph 4 of 4.

 It is shown distinct, small, round bodies, reddish, attached
 to surface epithelium of the colon.

 Biopsies were taken revealing mucosal injury with villus
 flattening, regenerative epithelial changes and lamina
 propria inflammation. Higher power shows that the surface
 epithilium is lined by small round organisms (arrows)
 measuring 2-4 mm. The appearance is characteristic of
 cryptosporidiosis. Most human cryptosporidial infections
 are caused by the species Cryptosporidium Parvum which
 invades and spends their life cycle in the intestinal
 epithelium.