Chapter 7 The respiratory system/Fig 7.09.jpg

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Lung section from autopsy on a patient who developed adult respiratory distress syndrome following peritonitis. Neutrophil polymorphs are packed in the alveolar capillaries and fibrin is present in alveoli, in places forming hyaline membranes (arrows).