Paper II — 2023 January (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) — Q18

Paper II

2023 January (Supplementary) (2019 Scheme) · 100 marks · 180 min

Question

Ferruginous bodies are seen in ______________________

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Answer

Asbestosis — ferruginous bodies are asbestos fibres coated with an iron-protein complex, appearing as golden-brown, beaded, dumbbell-shaped structures on light microscopy in lung tissue.

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