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The '''medical [[lung]] diseases''' are a huge topic. Most pathologists have little to do with 'em. They are the domain of respirology. An introduction to lung pathology is in the ''[[lung]]'' article, along with a general approach. Interstitial lung disease is dealt with in the ''[[diffuse lung diseases]]'' article. | The '''medical [[lung]] diseases''' are a huge topic. Most pathologists have little to do with 'em. They are the domain of respirology. An introduction to lung pathology is in the ''[[lung]]'' article, along with a general approach. Interstitial lung disease is dealt with in the ''[[diffuse lung diseases]]'' article. | ||
== | ==Infectious pneumonia== | ||
{{Main|Pneumonia}} | {{Main|Pneumonia}} | ||
Includes: | Includes: | ||
*[[Acute infectious pneumonia]]. | *[[Acute infectious pneumonia]]. | ||
*[[Chronic infectious pneumonia]]. | *[[Chronic infectious pneumonia]]. | ||
*Others. | |||
==Diffuse lung diseases== | |||
{{Main|Diffuse lung diseases}} | |||
These are also known as ''idiopathic interstitial pneumonias''. | |||
==Asthma== | ==Asthma== | ||
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*Elastic trichrome - useful for delineation of obliterated bronchioles. | *Elastic trichrome - useful for delineation of obliterated bronchioles. | ||
==Fibrosis== | ==Fibrosis== | ||