How Does Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Affect Lung Histology?
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic inflammation, airway obstruction, and tissue destruction. Histologically, COPD shows increased numbers of goblet cells, hypertrophy of submucosal glands, and thickening of the airway walls. There is also a loss of alveolar attachments and an increase in macrophages and neutrophils, which contribute to tissue damage.
