Diffuse alveoli damage Flashcards
1
Q
What is it
A
An acute response to injury in the lungs
2
Q
Aetiology of DAD
A
- trauma
- radiation
- infection
- drugs
- chemical
- autoimmune
- circulatory shock
3
Q
Histology
A
Exudate stage- up to 7 days after damage: -protein rich oedema -denuded basement membrane -hyaline membranes -fibrin Proliferative stage -Fibroblast proliferation -epithelium proliferation -scarring in interstitium/airspaces
