B. Lobar pneumonia

B. Lobar pneumonia:

 It is acute inflammation with exudative reaction and consolidation of lung parenchyma 

History: 

60 year-old male patient presented with fever, cough and sputum since one week.  

Key Questions & Answers

1) Describe the gross features of the specimen.

1. Specimen of a lobe of Lung

2. Consolidation of entire lobe with loss of normal spongy appearance

2) Mention the microscopic features of the given slide.

1. Lung tissue with anthracotic pigment

2. Alveoli filled with exudate consisting of acute inflammatory cells - neutrophils and macrophages

3. Interstitial capillaries are congested.

3) Diagnose the pathological condition correlating the history, gross and microscopic features. 

Lobar pneumonia

4) What are the different stages of the above pathological condition?

1. Stage of congestion

2. Stage of red hepatisation

3. Stage of grey hepatisation

4. Stage of resolution

5) Mention two complications of the above lesion.

1. Empyema

2. Septicemia

3. Lung abscess