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Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology (view source)
Revision as of 10:21, 29 September 2010
, 10:21, 29 September 2010→Interstitial pneumonia
=='''Interstitial pneumonia'''==
=='''Interstitial pneumonia'''==
[[Image:Interstitial pneumonia micro.jpg|right|thumb|150px|<small><center>Interstitial pneumonia (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
[[Image:Interstitial pneumonia micro.jpg|right|thumb|150px|<small><center>Interstitial pneumonia (Image sourced from Bristol Biomed Image Archive with permission)</center></small>]]
*Lung inflammation that occurs primarily in '''alveolar walls''' rather than in alveolar spaces
*Can be widely distributed but is often most severe in '''caudal lung lobes'''
*Can be widely distributed but is often most severe in '''caudal lung lobes'''
*Diffuse or patchy damage to alveolar septa, may be acute or chronic
*Diffuse or patchy damage to alveolar septa, may be acute or chronic