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  Virtual Microscopy > Respiratory > Pathology of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Case 1:

A 35 year old African American female presents with 10 year history of wheezing and shortness of breath with exercise.

Slides: [Allergis mucin with Charcot-Leyden crystals] [Creola bodies] [Curshman's spiral] [Inflamed airway] [Large airway mucosa with goblet cell hyperplasia and eosino] [Low magnification asthmatic airway] [Mucous plug in proximal airway of asthmatic patient] [Thickened basement membrane]

Case 2:

A 18 year old Caucasian male presents with chronic pneumonias since childhood.

Slides: [Bronchiectasis (gross)] [Bronchiectatic airway with mucous plug] [Cystic fibrosis (gross)] [Diffuse bronchiectasis]

Case 3:

A 62 year old Caucasian male presents with 40-pack-a-year history of smoking.

Slides: [Submucosal gland hyperplasia] [Submucosal gland hyperplasia (measure RI)] [Chronic bronchitis (smooth muscle hypertrophy)]

Case 4:

A 78 year old Caucasian female presents with 30-pack-a-year history and shortness of breath with exertion.

Slides: [Centriacinar and panacrinar emphysema] [Panacinar emphysema] [Centrilobular emphysema with lobule (low magnification)] [Emphysema bulla (gross)] [Pigmented macrophages of emphysema] [Loss of elastic recoil]