giant cell interstitial pneumonia

giant cell interstitial pneumonia
a type of pneumonia similar to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis but with interstitial exudate containing large numbers of irregularly shaped multinucleate giant cells; it is thought to represent the pathologic appearance of hard metal disease.

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