All of the following features are seen in the viral pneumonia, EXCEPT:
Most predominant histological features of viral pneumonia are seen in the epithelium and adjacent interstitial tissue. Alveolar exudates are not seen in viral pneumonia. Bronchiolitis is present and is characterized histologically by neutrophilic exudates in the airway lumen and a predominantly mononuclear infiltrate in its wall. Ref: Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine By Gary R. Fleishe, Page 914 ; Imaging of Pulmonary Infections By Nestor Luiz Mulle, Page 94
Bronchiolitis
Presence of interstitial inflammation
Predominance of alveolar exudates
Multinucleate gaint cells in the bronchiolar wall