Obliterative Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis with Bronchiectasis*
Obliterative Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis with Bronchiectasis*
Obliterative Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis with Bronchiectasis*
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FIGURE 3C: These long-axis step sections through the distal blind end of a bronchus ahow a fibrous str<strong>and</strong> projecting beyond the point of obliteration of<br />
the lumen. All three figures of the bottom section represent the same slide <strong>with</strong> fields in continuity <strong>and</strong> magnified. They demonstrate the pronounced<br />
fibrosis surrounding the end of a bronchiole, the proximity of this bronchiolar structure to the pleural surface, <strong>and</strong> the smooth muscle bronchiolar remnants<br />
<strong>with</strong>in the fibrous str<strong>and</strong>. The parenchyma is aerated <strong>and</strong> emphysematous despite the bronchiolar obliteration.
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