Fig. 3
From: Mixed-dust pneumoconiosis in a dental technician: a multidisciplinary diagnosis case report
Photomicrographs of histological image, Haematoxylin Eosin staining, produced by Nikon Eclipse 80i microscope equipped with Digital camera Nikon DS-Fil: a 40 × magnification (scale bar 10 µm) shows granulomatous lesions in a context of centrolobular emphysema, particularly noticeable: gigantocellular cells, macula formed by perivascular interstitial aggregates of macrophages loaded with intracytoplasmic dust pigment material; a.bis. 200× magnification of perivascular macula; b Magnification 200×, showing fibrotic mixed dust lesions characterised by interstitial aggregates of macrophages laden with intracytoplasmic dust pigment arranged in a radial manner with respect to a central core of scleroialinosis