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Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis/pulmonary lymphocytic hyperplasia: lung biopsy

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Credits

Pediatric AIDS Pictoral Atlas, Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative

Description

Biopsy specimen showing a nodular aggregate of mononuclear cells in the lung of a child with HIV infection and lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis/pulmonary lymphocytic hyperplasia.