Case 13.
Rotavirus colitis in adult
(42 y-o M)
Colon biopsy from an adult patient suffering from hemorrhagic diarrhea (positive for rotaviral antigens in the stool)
Key words :
rotavirus, colitis, lymphoepithelial lesion
Marked infiltration of lymphoid cells both in the lamina propria and within the surface epithelium (HE)
CD20-positive B-cells seen not only in the lamina propria but also among the crypt epithelium (immunostaining)