PIGMENT INDURATION OF THE LUNG
\pˈɪɡmənt ɪndjʊ͡əɹˈe͡ɪʃən ɒvðə lˈʌŋ], \pˈɪɡmənt ɪndjʊəɹˈeɪʃən ɒvðə lˈʌŋ], \p_ˈɪ_ɡ_m_ə_n_t ɪ_n_d_j_ʊə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v_ð_ə l_ˈʌ_ŋ]\
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A form of interstitial pneumonia in which, after long continued passive congestion, associated with obstruction at the mitral orifice, pigment from the blood is lodged in the lung tissue, forming red points that can be seen on section of the lung.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Vertebral Artery Dissection
- Dissection wall artery, leading to formation an aneurysm that occlude vessel. Thrombus give rise emboli. Cervical fractures or related NECK INJURIES and CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA are commonly associated conditions, although this process may occur spontaneously. Ischemia, infarction, hemorrhage in the vascular distribution of affected vertebral artery complicate condition.