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Diffuse alveolar damage, exudative phase. Hyaline membranes are a conspicuous feature. They often outline alveolar ducts. From a pregnant woman who suffered respiratory arrest due to angioneurotic oedema. She needed to be ventilated for 2 weeks before death and the oxygen concentration in the inspired air constantly increased to prevent hypoxaemia, reaching 70% for the last 8 days of her life.
(Courtesy of Dr D Melcher, Brighton, UK.)
