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Este o afectiune
difuza,
caracterizata prin
alterarea matricei
de elastina a
plamanului si
distrugerea
peretilor
alveolari.
Cand boala este
avansata, efortul
expirator este
atat de mare,
incat simplul act
al respiratiei
poate conduce
foarte usor la
epuizare.
Emphysema
Smoker's Lung
A 71 year old man,
who had smoked 40
cigarettes per day
throughout his adult
life, had a history of
"chest trouble" for
40-50 years. Three
days before his
death, he developed
increasing cough
with yellow phlegm
(sputum) and
shortness of breath.
At autopsy, the
bronchi showed
advanced changes
of chronic bronchitis.
There was left lower
lobe pneumonia,
while the right lung
had obvious
destruction of air
sac walls
(emphysema), the
middle lobe being
transformed into an
air cyst. The heart
This lung
shows
emphysema
(dilated air
spaces)
throughout the
whole lung,
being gross in
a zone about 4
cm wide along
the lateral
margin, and
approximately
2 cm wide
along the
lower margin.
The inner
aspect of the
lower lobe
exhibits
considerable
destruction of
the pulmonary
tissue, being
replaced by a
large cystic
cavity (bulla).
There is a large
amount of
Good Lung
Bad Lung
Emphysema
Normal lungs
Emphysema
Chronic bronchitis