Idiopathic lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia

Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia

Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, and Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan; University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; University of Washington, Seattle, Washington; Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona; and Armed Forces Institute of ...

Smoking-related idiopathic interstitial pneumonia.

Cigarette smoking is a key factor in the development of numerous pulmonary diseases. An international group of clinicians, radiologists and pathologists evaluated patients with previously identified idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) to determine unique features of cigarette smoking. Phase 1 (derivation group) identified smoking-related features in patients with a history of smoking (n=41)...

Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis following Legionnaire's pneumonia.

Rare case of idiopathic lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia exhibits good response to Mycophenolate Mofetil

Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP) is a poorly understood lymphoproliferative disorder that can be idiopathic or associated with different conditions. LIP is considered to be steroid responsive. However, its response is mainly unpredictable with a high mortality rate. Here we describe a rare case of idiopathic LIP that shows clinical improvement to Mycophenolate Mofetil after intolerable sid...

Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis – A rare idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis is a rare idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. It was first described in 2004 and subsequently included in the ATS/ERS classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia in 2013. There have been few cases reported so far. The diagnostic criteria is still emerging and its etiology is being questioned. We report a case of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis...