Alveolar macrophages with soot particles ("smoker's cells") in sputum smear in COPD and pneumonia. Microscopic image with Kinyoun stain.
Patient of the pulmonology department with a diagnosis of pneumonia, COPD. Known to smoke 1-2 packs a day for 35 years. Material - sputum. Kinyoun stain. Alveolar macrophages with black inclusions are visible in the field of view. “Smoker’s cells”
🙏 The publication was kindly provided by Ekaterina Nozdrina, Omsk.
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