Large droplets of lipoid material in alveolar and interstitial macrophages are characteristic. Fibrosis and a granulomatous response typically occur.
Lipoid Pneumonia
Exogenous lipoid pneumonia
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Large droplets of lipoid material in alveolar and interstitial macrophages are characteristic. Fibrosis and a granulomatous response typically occur. | ||||||
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Finely vacuolated alveolar macrophages fill alveolar spaces when clearance is obstructed as around tumors, in COP (BOOP), or in amiodarone toxicity. | ||||||
