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Electron microscopic study of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
1Department of Pathology, International Medical Center of Japan, Tokyo, Japan.
Pathology International
|November 1, 1996
Summary
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia involves eosinophil granulocytes infiltrating lung tissue, causing cell damage and structural destruction. These findings suggest eosinophil granules directly induce tissue injury in this condition.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Cell Biology
- Pathology
Background:
- Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP) is an inflammatory lung disease characterized by eosinophil accumulation.
- The precise mechanisms of lung tissue damage in CEP remain incompletely understood.