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*''Leyden'' in ''Charcot-Leyden'' is also seen written as ''Leiden''. | *''Leyden'' in ''Charcot-Leyden'' is also seen written as ''Leiden''. | ||
==Emphysema== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Usually due to smoking. | |||
*May be associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Holes, usually upper lung field predominant. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Large alveoli. | |||
*No interstitial thickening. | |||
Image: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emphysema_low_mag.jpg Emphysema (WC)]. | |||
==Pulmonary edema== | ==Pulmonary edema== | ||