Figure 1.

Representative H&E stained sections of pancreata obtained from control and T. cruzi-infected mice. The degree of inflammation and parasitism of the pancreas was examined. A: Normal pancreas (20×). B: Pancreas obtained from an infected mouse 15 days postinfection; note the inflammation within the islet area (arrows) (20×). C: Infected pancreas; note the inflammation (black arrows) and rare intracellular amastigotes in an acinar cell (white arrow) (40×). D: Inflammation in the peripancreatic fat (arrows).