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Interstital Lung Disease

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Question:

What is Fibrosing Alveolitis

Author: Lapras Fan



Answer:

Progressive inflammatory condition in which the cause in unknown --> idiopathic Pathogenesis is also unclear but histologically there is high number of macrophages hence could be an infection or pollutant WBC cause damage to the alveoli by releasing proteases which leads to tissue destruction and fibrosis Finger clubbing is present in this disease


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