Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia: an Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia with a Possibility of Spontaneous Regression

Desquamative interstitial pneumonia.

The clinical and pathologic findings of 13 cases of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (D IP) are presented. The disease is characterized by large num­ bers of intra-alveolar mononuclear cells. Eight cases showed mild degrees of fibrosis at the time of biopsy. Six cases had arthritis or clinical and serologic features suggesting altered immunological activity. Three patients died of progressiv...

Desquamative interstitial pneumonia: relationship to interstitial fibrosis.

Patchefsky, A. S., Israel, H. L., Hoch, W. S., and Gordon, Gloria (1973). Thorax, 28, 680-693. Desquamative interstitial pneumonia: relationship to interstitial fibrosis. The clinical course and radiographic and pathological findings in 14 patients having the histological pattern of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) have been studied. Four deaths occurred from cardiorespiratory failure ...

three cases of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (dip)

d.i.p is a rare disease. the etiology is unknown. it is characterized pathologically by massive proliferation and desquamation of alveolar cells and thickening of the alveolar walls. in our studies from 1368-73 we have three patients hospitalized earlier the prognosis would be much better. corticosteroid and other effective drugs would be helpfull in treatment of these patients.

Desquamative interstitial pneumonia: a case report.

INTRODUCTION Desquamative interstitial pneumonia is one of the rarest idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and the rarest form of smoking-related interstitial lung diseases. It was first described by Liebow in 1965. Histologically, it is characterized by the presence of eosinophilic macrophages uniformly filling airspaces which often contain a finely granular light-brown pigment that does not sta...

Electron microscopy of desquamative interstitial pneumonia.