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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.