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*Diffuse inflammatory process which occurs distal to the terminal bronchioles
 
*Diffuse inflammatory process which occurs distal to the terminal bronchioles
 
*Characterised by thickening and fibrosis of the alveolar walls  
 
*Characterised by thickening and fibrosis of the alveolar walls  
*The precise underlying aetiology of this condition is obscure and it is likely to represent the end stage of a variety of initial insults including '''EAA''' and [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Acute bovine pulmonary emphysema and oedema (ABPEE)|fog fever]]
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*The precise underlying aetiology of this condition is obscure and it is likely to represent the end stage of a variety of initial insults including '''EAA''' and [[Acute Bovine Pulmonary Emphysema and Oedema|fog fever]]
 
*Progression from an acute exudative phase through a proliferative phase (proliferation of type II pneumocytes) to a final irreversible stage of fibrosis is the hallmark of DFA
 
*Progression from an acute exudative phase through a proliferative phase (proliferation of type II pneumocytes) to a final irreversible stage of fibrosis is the hallmark of DFA
 
*The rate of the ensuing fibrosis is heavily dependant on the intensity of the inflammation associated with it  
 
*The rate of the ensuing fibrosis is heavily dependant on the intensity of the inflammation associated with it  
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