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<I>Plasmodium falciparum</I> malaria: lung. Wellcome Collection. CC0 1.0 Universal. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Plasmodium falciparum malaria: lung
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Histopathology of the lung
This high power view of the lung is from an autopsy of a child with falciparum malaria. The alveolar spaces are filled with pale pink-staining proteinaceous oedema fluid. The vessels in the alveolar walls are congested. There is an increase in chronic inflammatory cells in the alveolar walls indicating a mild pneumonitis. This is frequently seen in the lungs of children dying of malaria. H&E stain.