Anthracosis Slide with Points of Identification – Anthracosis Histopathology

Anthracosis:

It is accumulation of carbon in the lungs.

or

Deposition of carbon in tissues ( Lungs) common in smokers, coal mines workers, city dwellers, and is purely exogenous pigment used in tatooing of skin.

Slide of Anthracosis:

 

Anthracosis points of identifications:

Following are the points of identification for anthracosis slide:

• Black granular amorphous material which is also present inside the cellular cytoplasm and obstruct the nuclear morphology.
• It resembles coal dust.
• No inflammatory reaction is seen.

Anthracosis Sites:

Coal dust-filled macropages loacted interstitially adjacent to bronchioles, pulmonary arteries, subpleurally, and within hilar lymph nodes.