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Features:<ref name=pmid20196674/> | Features:<ref name=pmid20196674/> | ||
#Interstitial fibrosis - similar to [[usual interstitial pneumonia]] (UIP). | #Interstitial fibrosis - similar to [[usual interstitial pneumonia]] (UIP). | ||
#''Ferruginous bodies'' - '''key feature'''. | #''[[Ferruginous bodies]]'' - '''key feature'''. | ||
#*Segmented twirling baton with long slender fibre within. | #*Segmented twirling baton with long slender fibre within. | ||
#*Black crystal-like appearance - may be confused with dirt on H&E. | #*Black crystal-like appearance - may be confused with dirt on H&E. | ||