Respiratory Pathology for Medical II Students

Lab 2.b Pulmonary Aspergillosis (glass slide 28-D0552)

Slides A & B | Slides C & D

Slide C There is a severe pneumonia involving the adjacent alveolar parenchyma.
Slide D Note the red cells and fibrin filling the alveolar spaces, and the hyaline membranes. Aspergillus invades blood vessels, leading to ischemic changes.

*Questions:

1.What are hyaline membranes? 
2.What other organisms commonly cause lung infection in immunosuppressed patients?

Digital Legends for Labs/Cases
Lab 1
1.a | 1.b | 1.c | 1.d | 1.e | 1.f | 1.g | 1.h
Lab 2
2.a | 2.b | 2.c | 2.d | 2.e | 2.f | 2.g
Lab 3
3.a | 3.b | 3.c | 3.d | 3.e

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