10. Colon, Cytomegalovirus (CMV) - Low Power
Note the pseudomembrane overlying a necrotic mucosa in this low power
photomicrograph of the gross lesion depicted in the prior slide. A
viral inclusion characteristic of CMV is noted in a macrophage in the
colon wall (inset). CMV may infect a variety of cell types, including
epithelial, endothelial, and mesenchymal. What are the similarities,
pathogenetically, between this picture and C. difficile-associated
pseudomembranous colitis?
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