SPRUE (PS I LO SIS) 



355 



The liver is diminished in size due to carbohydrates being quickly 

 decomposed in the digestive tract by tl;e specific orgrmisms of sprue, 



Sprue." Base of small ulcer of intestine. X 55. 

 The mucosa has been shed, and the dense infiltration of the suhmucosa is causing it to break 

 down and come away as a necrotic slough. The lymphatic vessels in the centre of the 



infiltrated portion are full of pus. 



Sprue. Base of small ulcer in intestine. X 350. 

 Dense infiltration and formation of pus in superficial layers. 



leaving little or none to be absorbed and deposited in the liver as 

 glycogen. 



