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desquamative interstitial pneumonia

Microsocpy

- There are large numbers of intraalveolar macrophages. The macrophages have slightly eosinophilic staining cytoplasm.
- Also present are lymphoid aggregates (aggregates of lymphocytes) in interstitial tissue.
- The intralveolar macrophages in DIP show cytoplasmic PAS positivity (red).

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See also

- desquamative interstitial pneumonia-like pattern (DIP-like pattern)