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*Plasma proteins in airspace - light pink acellular junk. | *Plasma proteins in airspace - light pink acellular junk. | ||
*+/-Hemosiderin-laden macrophages (heart failure cells). | *+/-Hemosiderin-laden macrophages (heart failure cells). | ||
==Sarcoidosis== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Diagnosis of exclusion - infection must be excluded. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Granulomata, well-formed, non-necrotizing. | |||
**Negative for microorganisms with special stains (PAS-D, GMS, AFB). | |||
**Granulomata - interstitial location. | |||
Image(s): | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asteroid_body_intermed_mag.jpg Sarcoidosis - lung (WC)]. | |||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asteroid_body_very_high_mag.jpg Granulomata in sarcoidosis with asteroid bodies (WC)]. | |||
==Organizing pneumonia== | ==Organizing pneumonia== | ||
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*Fibrotic form. | *Fibrotic form. | ||
One form usually | One form usually predominates. | ||
===Histology=== | ===Histology=== | ||
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*It is discussed here: [http://www.pathology.or.kr/studygroup/cardiopulmonary/lecture/lenote/hka.htm http://www.pathology.or.kr/studygroup/cardiopulmonary/lecture/lenote/hka.htm]. | *It is discussed here: [http://www.pathology.or.kr/studygroup/cardiopulmonary/lecture/lenote/hka.htm http://www.pathology.or.kr/studygroup/cardiopulmonary/lecture/lenote/hka.htm]. | ||
=Eosinophilic pneumonia= | |||
Specific entities:<ref name=emedicine301070>[http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/301070-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/301070-overview]</ref> | Specific entities:<ref name=emedicine301070>[http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/301070-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/301070-overview]</ref> | ||
*Churg-Strauss syndrome. | *Churg-Strauss syndrome. | ||