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A 48-year-old man with signs of bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax died. Autopsy of the body detects in his both lungs sub pleural blisters 1-3 cm in diameter, filled with air. Outside the blisters, the lungs exhibit Increased airiness, the tissue crunches when being cut. What pulmonary pathology is observed in the deceased?

Answer options

  1. Interstitial pulmonary emphysema
  2. Senile pulmonary emphysema
  3. Idiopathic pulmonary emphysema
  4. Bullous pulmonary emphysema
  5. Diffuse obstructive pulmonary emphysema
Correct answer

Interstitial pulmonary emphysema

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