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Revision as of 15:23, 21 February 2012
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*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/pulmonary_pathology/4337007145/in/photostream Pulmonary edema (flickr.com/Yale Rosen)]. | *[http://www.flickr.com/photos/pulmonary_pathology/4337007145/in/photostream Pulmonary edema (flickr.com/Yale Rosen)]. | ||
==Bronchiectasis== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Benign. | |||
*Predisposes for infection. | |||
*Multitude of causes - including: | |||
**[[Cystic fibrosis]]. | |||
**[[Primary ciliary dyskinesia]]. | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Large airways at the periphery of the lung. | |||
*Central airways larger than the adjacent arteries. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Airways larger than arteries. | |||
==Pulmonary hemorrhage== | ==Pulmonary hemorrhage== | ||