ASBESTOSIS, MICRO - There is interstitial fibrosis around respiratory bronchioles, alveolar ducts and alveolar walls. This causes ectatic alveolar spaces enclosed with fibrous walls. These changes are similar to other causes of diffuse interstitial fibrosis except in asbestosis, asbestos bodies or ferruginous bodies are present (cannot see asbestos bodies in this image).
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