Open Pathology Project/Emphysema

Emphysema is a lung condition where the alveoli are ruptured or damaged.

Micrograph of empysema lung showing dialated, large alveoli separated by thin septa. Some septae are ruptured and appear to be floating in the alveloar spaces. Grossly emphysematous lung appears pale and voluminous.

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• Category: Histopathology of pulmonary emphysema
• Strucutred data: depicts emphysema
• Libre Pathology: Emphysema
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