A 72-year-old woman comes to the GP 10 weeks after recovering from mycoplasma pneumonia. CXR shows no abnormalities. Which of the following most likely explains the lack of findings on CXR?
Angiogenesis and pneumocyte restoration
Fibroblast proliferation exceeding tissue granulation
Maintenance of integrity of basement membranes
Tissue granulation exceeding fibroblast proliferation
Type II pneumocyte proliferation
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