Pattern of distribution |
Anatomic distribution | Centrilobular | Centrilobular | Centrilobular | Centrilobular | Centrilobular | Centrilobular | Centrilobular | Centrilobular |
Diffuse vs patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Diffuse | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Patchy | Diffuse |
Subpleural and peripheral sparing | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Temporal homogeneity | Homogeneous | Homogeneous | Homogeneous | Homogeneous | Homogeneous | Homogeneous | Homogeneous | Homogeneous |
Pattern of fibrosis |
Interstitial fibroblastic proliferation | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Collagenous fibrosis | Absent | Absent | Present | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Present |
Smooth muscle metaplasia | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Ring fibrosis | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Microscopic honeycomb change | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Alveolar pathology |
Hyaline membrane | Present | Present | Absent | Absent | Present | Absent | Present | Present |
Alveolar pneumocyte hyperplasia | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Fibrin thrombi in pulmonary arteries | Absent | Absent | Present | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Alveolar wall expansion | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Chronic inflammatory cell infiltration | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Intra-alveolar pathology |
Intra-alveolar fibrin | Present | Present | Absent | Absent | Present | Absent | Present | Absent |
Intra-alveolar macrophage | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Intra-alveolar fibroblastic plug | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Small airway pathology |
Bronchiolar epithelial denudation | Present | Present | Present | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Bronchiolar wall thickening | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Peribronchial fibrosis | Absent | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Peribronchial inflammatory cell infiltration | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Intraluminal fibroblastic growth (mural fibrosis) | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present | Present |
Necrotising injury | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Peribronchial lymphoid follicles | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Others |
Giant cell or epithelioid histiocytes | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |
Granuloma | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent | Absent |