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From: A comparative ultrastructural and molecular biological study on Chlamydia psittaci infection in alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency and non-alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema versus lung tissue of patients with hamartochondroma

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Histology of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency emphysema. In alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, advanced panacinar destruction of the lung parenchyma and accumulation of macrophages (A, hematoxylin eosin, original magnification ×40), as well as severe acute and chronic bronchiolitis are seen (B, periodic acid Schiff's reaction, original magnification ×100).

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