A 45-year old male presented with severe respiratory distress. O/E he had pedal edema, bilateral crepitation on auscultation. He was admitted to emergency department and expired 2 days of admission. Lung biopsy done suggested the following. What is your diagnosis?
CMV pneumonitis
Small cell Ca lung
Tuberculosis
Heart failure cells
Ans. (d) Heart failure cellsThe lung biopsy shows intra-alveolar transudate granular pale pink material along with alveolar micro-hemorrhages & hemosiderin-laden macrophages ("heart failure" cells) seen in left-sided congestive heart failure.
Respiration