Histopathology of aspiration pneumonia not associated with food or other particulate matter: A clinicopathologic study of 10 cases diagnosed on biopsy

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 426-431

  Yousem, Samuel A ^a   Faber, Christopher ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute interstitial pneumonia; Aspiration; bronchiolitis; organizing pneumonia; small airway disease

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; BIOPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION;

EID: 79953053530     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: 15320979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3182092bb1     Document Type: Article

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