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File:IPLab3ForeignBodyGranuloma5.jpg|This is a fully-polarized view of lung showing numerous birefringent particles.
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== Virtual Microscopy ==
=== Lung: Foreign Body Granulomas ===
<peir-vm>IPLab3ForeignBodyGranuloma</peir-vm>
=== Normal Lung ===
<peir-vm>UAB-Histology-00107</peir-vm>
== Study Questions ==
* <spoiler text="Compare and contrast the tissue reactions to carbon (anthracosis), talc, and silica. What factors are important in the pathogenesis of tissue injury due to these foreign materials?">Carbon is relatively inert and leads to little if any tissue damage.
== Additional Resources ==
=== Reference ===
* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/287790-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Opioid Abuse]* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/special_subjects/drug_use_and_dependence/opioids.html Merck Manual: Opioids: Drug Use and Dependence]* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/lung_and_airway_disorders/environmental_lung_diseases/occupational_asthma.html Merck Manual: Occupational Asthma]
=== Journal Articles ===
* Nan DN, Fernández-Ayala M, Iglesias L, García-Palomo D, Parra JA, Fariñas MC. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10893392 Talc granulomatosis. A differential diagnosis of interstitial lung disease in HIV patients]. ''Chest'' 2000 Jul;118(1):258-60.
=== Images ===
* [{{SERVER}}/library/index.php?/tags/526-talc_granuloma PEIR Digital Library: Talc Granuloma Images]
* [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNGIDX.html#10 WebPath: Interstitial Lung Diseases]
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