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(Created page with "'''Organ''': Lung '''Description''': The pleura is thickened and whitish. There is a large cavity in place of the parenchyme. There is also anthracosis of the lymph nodes. '''Diagnosis''': Phthisis cavernosa/pulmonis '''Causes''': * Post-primary tuberculosis ** Exogenous re-infection after a primary tuberculosis '''Theory''': Some years after a primary tuberculosis infection can the patient get re-infected by m. tuberculosis from the outside. This activates anothe...") |
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The pleura is thickened and whitish. There is a large cavity in place of the parenchyme. There is also anthracosis of the lymph nodes. | The pleura is thickened and whitish. There is a large cavity in place of the parenchyme. There is also anthracosis of the lymph nodes.[[File:Phthisis cavernosa prep.jpg|thumb|Phthisis cavernosa prep]]'''Diagnosis''': Phthisis cavernosa/pulmonis | ||
'''Diagnosis''': Phthisis cavernosa/pulmonis | |||
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The thickening of the pleura is due to pleural fibrosis. Pleural fibrosis is part of the healing process of tuberculosis. The anthracosis is unrelated to the tuberculosis. | The thickening of the pleura is due to pleural fibrosis. Pleural fibrosis is part of the healing process of tuberculosis. The anthracosis is unrelated to the tuberculosis. | ||
[[Category:Pathology 1 - Macropreparations]] | [[Category:Pathology 1 - Macropreparations]] | ||