Pulmonary interstitium
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Pulmonary interstitium is a collection of support tissues within the lung that incluces the alveolar epithelium, pulmonary capillary endothelium, basement membrane, perivascular and perilymphatic tissues.
The pulmonary interstitium can be divided into three zones - axial, parenchymal and peripheral 1,2.
Related pathology
In interstitial lung disease, some diseases affect all zones while others have a predelictionpredilection to affect a particular pulmonary interstitial zone: 2:
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axial
:- surrounding the bronchovascular tree -
parenchymal
:- surrounding the pulmonary parenchyma -
peripheral
:- adjacent to the pleura
-<p><strong>Pulmonary interstitium</strong> is a collection of support tissues within the <a href="/articles/lung">lung</a> that incluces the alveolar epithelium, pulmonary capillary endothelium, basement membrane, perivascular and perilymphatic tissues.</p><p>The pulmonary interstitium can be divided into three zones <sup>1,2</sup>. In <a href="/articles/interstitial-lung-disease">interstitial lung disease</a>, some diseases affect all zones while others have a predeliction to affect a particular pulmonary interstitial zone: <sup>2</sup></p><ul>- +<p><strong>Pulmonary interstitium</strong> is a collection of support tissues within the <a href="/articles/lung">lung</a> that incluces the alveolar epithelium, pulmonary capillary endothelium, basement membrane, perivascular and perilymphatic tissues.</p><p>The pulmonary interstitium can be divided into three zones - axial, parenchymal and peripheral <sup>1,2</sup>.</p><h4>Related pathology</h4><p>In <a href="/articles/interstitial-lung-disease">interstitial lung disease</a>, some diseases affect all zones while others have a predilection to affect a particular pulmonary interstitial zone <sup>2</sup>:</p><ul>
-<strong>axial</strong> : surrounding the bronchovascular tree<ul>- +<strong>axial</strong> - surrounding the bronchovascular tree<ul>
-<strong>parenchymal</strong> : surrounding the pulmonary parenchyma<ul>- +<strong>parenchymal</strong> - surrounding the pulmonary parenchyma<ul>
-<strong>peripheral</strong> : adjacent to the pleura<ul>- +<strong>peripheral</strong> - adjacent to the pleura<ul>
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