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75 year old mother who had been seen for many years by a doctor who treated disease via herbal medicine. She took seriously ill one week prior to death, was admitted to hospital with symptoms of ischemic heart disease and mass in lung. She was reportedly stabilized and released from hospital, refusing medical care as her herbal doctor insisted that this was some legionnaires disease and no reason to be in hospital. She acutely presented to ER with severe chest pain and died shortly after being evaluated. Images of lung, heart (gross and microscopic)! Describe the pathology seen.


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