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Lung autopsy

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:*'''Acute''' congestion manifests as alveolar capillaries being engorged with blood, as well as associated alveolar septal edema and/or focal intra-alveolar hemorrhage.<ref name=humpath>{{cite web|url=http://humpath.com/spip.php?article7894|title=Congestion|website=Humpath|date=2005-12-19}}</ref>
:*'''Chronic''' congestion manifests as thickened and fibrotic septa, and alveolar spaces containing numerous siderophages{{Siderophage note 2}}.<ref name=humpath/>
*'''PneumoniaInflammatory''': Inflammatory cells, where a mild to moderate lymphocytic infiltrate is consistent with with heart failure, while neutrophils indicate pneumonia.*'''TuberculosisMycobacteria''' in regions of the world with substantial prevalence
*'''Carcinoma'''
*'''Aspiration''': Other foreign contents in airways. {{Further|Aspiration in autopsy}}

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