129A	Acute Appendicitis (low)
Ulceration of the mucosa (follow intact epithelium in the image until it breaks down- that's the ulcer) with an inflammatory exudate extending into the lumen. The prurulent material is largely polymorphonuclear leukocytes and cell debris.

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