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 ==Pulmonary infarct==
 *[[AKA]] ''lung infarct'', ''lung infarction'', ''pulmonary infarction''.
-===General===
+{{Main|Pulmonary infarct}}
-*Uncommon because of the dual blood supply (systemic via the bronchial arteries, pulmonary via the pulmonary arteries).
-Common causes:<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/908045-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/908045-overview]. Accessed on: 12 April 2012.</ref>
-*[[Pulmonary embolism]].
-*[[Sickle cell disease]].
-Less common causes:
-*Lymphoma, esp. [[acute promyelocytic leukemia]].
-*Drugs, e.g. chemotherapy.
-*[[Vasculitis]].
-*Others.
-===Gross===
-*Lung periphery, classically described as wedge-shaped.
-Note:
-*In a histologic section, the classic wedge-shaped infarct is triangular:
-**Base of triangle on the pleural aspect.
-**Point furthest from the pleura close to the compromised artery that lead to infarction.
-Image:
-*[http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/258474/enlarge Pulmonary infarct (sciencephoto.com)].
-*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/pulmonary_pathology/3732297830/ Pulmonary infarct (flickr.com)]
-===Microscopic===
-Features:
-*[[Necrosis]] of alveolar walls - loss of nuclei.
-*Alveolar hemorrhage.
-====Image====
-<gallery>
-Image:Pulmonary_infarct_intermed_mag.jpg | Pulmonary infarct - low mag. (WC)
-</gallery>
 =See also=