A Comprehensive Review of Infectious Granulomatous Diseases of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Figure 3

Endoscopic view of an HIV patient diagnosed with lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) proctitis demonstrates moderate colitis in the rectum with erythematous and friable mucosa (a). Rectal biopsy specimen highlights moderately active proctitis with focal crypt distortion and cryptitis similar to CD (b). (Images obtained with permission from Gallegos et al. [35].

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