Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2022
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
- Interstitial pulmonary emphysema
- Senile pulmonary emphysema
- Idiopathic pulmonary emphysema
- Bullous pulmonary emphysema
- Diffuse obstructive pulmonary emphysema
Correct answer
Interstitial pulmonary emphysema
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