Chronic enteritis in a 14-year-old dog, with accentuated shedding of villous epithelium. The necrotic cells remain attached to the mucosa creating what appear to be slender white projections. Below, microscopy images show deformed and dilated intestinal glands, retaining mucous secretion. The lamina propria exhibits infiltration by mononuclear inflammatory cells.

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

 

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