Histopathology results
Sections of the submitted sample of jejunum contained moderate to large
numbers of eosinophils and fewer mononuclear cells within the mucosa and
submucosa. Also present within the submucosa and between the circular
and longitudinal layers of tunica muscularis was mild to moderate edema
and moderate to marked amounts of hemorrhage, which extended into the
serosa and mesentery. The vessels within the serosa and mesentery were
markedly dilated and engorged with blood and fibrin. An area between the
longitudinal and circular layers of the tunica muscularis had
proliferative fibrovascular tissue and was partially separated. Several
small and large caliber arteries exhibited myxomatous changes and
myointimal bodies within the intima and subintimal layers of the
vessels.