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| Caption = Fibroblast focus in usual interstitial pneumonia. [[H&E stain]]. | | Caption = Fibroblast focus in usual interstitial pneumonia. [[H&E stain]]. | ||
| Synonyms = | | Synonyms = | ||
| Micro = | | Micro = fibroblast foci, interstitial inflammation, microscopic honeycombing (typically peripheral & lined by ciliated epithelium), spatial heterogeneity - patchy lesional distribution (areas of abnormal and normal lung may appear beside one another), temporal heterogeneity - lesions of differing age side-by-side | ||
| Subtypes = | | Subtypes = | ||
| LMDDx = [[asbestosis]], [[chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis]], collagen vascular disease (e.g. [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]], [[scleroderma]]), chronic drug toxicity | | LMDDx = [[asbestosis]], [[chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis]], collagen vascular disease (e.g. [[systemic lupus erythematosus]], [[rheumatoid arthritis]], [[scleroderma]]), chronic drug toxicity | ||