Medium power view of a lung biopsy from a patient with measles pneumonia shows a nodular pattern with acute and chronic inflammation and areas of necrosis and fibrosis. Multinucleated giant cells with inclusions (arrows) are also shown (hematoxylin-eosin, 500X).
Reproduced with permission from Angel JB, Walpita P, Lerch RA, et al, Ann Intern Med 1998; 129:104.
