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Chronic pulmonary congestion manifests mainly as thickened and fibrotic septa, and alveolar spaces containing numerous [[pigmented lung macrophages|siderophages]].<ref name=humpath>{{cite web|url=http://humpath.com/spip.php?article7894|title=Congestion|website=Humpath|date=2005-12-19}}</ref>
Chronic pulmonary congestion manifests mainly as thickened and fibrotic septa, and alveolar spaces containing numerous [[pigmented lung macrophages|siderophages]].<ref name=humpath>{{cite web|url=http://humpath.com/spip.php?article7894|title=Congestion|website=Humpath|date=2005-12-19}}</ref>


[[File:Histopathology of Gandy–Gamna nodules in chronic pulmonary congestion.jpg|thumb|center|Gandy–Gamna nodules are a less common sign of chronic pulmonary congestion.]]
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File:Histopathology of Gandy–Gamna nodules in chronic pulmonary congestion.jpg|'''Gandy–Gamna nodules''' are a less common sign of chronic pulmonary congestion.
File:Histopathology of pulmonary anthracosis.jpg|thumb|When not perivascular, and without other signs of chronic congestion, consider '''[[anthracosis]]''' instead.
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Latest revision as of 12:25, 29 December 2021

Author: Mikael Häggström [note 1]

Presentations

Microscopic examination

File:Histopathology of chronic pulmonary congestion.jpg
Chronic pulmonary congestion, showing a siderophage (characterized by coarse brown pigment, which is slightly refractile), and interstitium with edema, hemosiderin deposition and collagenous thickening.

Chronic pulmonary congestion manifests mainly as thickened and fibrotic septa, and alveolar spaces containing numerous siderophages.[1]

Notes

  1. For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.

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References

  1. . Congestion. Humpath (2005-12-19).

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