General
and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
Slide 128: Stomach with hemorrhagic gastritis
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This condition may
not look like much right here, but it can be very serious. When you
look at the slide on a white background, you will easily spot the little
areas of mucosal hemorrhage. Just image how many there must have been
over the entire mucosa of this stomach. Yes, there can be significant
acute blood loss from these little fellows.
See this slide with the
virtual microscope.
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The tissue is not all
that well preserved, but that is the way things are in this condition. Note
the inflammation in the lamina propria and the areas of hemorrhage in the
tips of the mucosal folds. This condition is seen in binge drinking alcoholics,
and is also a complication of severe trauma leading to profound physiological
stress. It may lead to gastric mucosal erosions, sometimes referred to as
"acute or stress ulcers." |
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