three cases of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (dip)

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 (DIP) in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis: is DIP associated with autoimmune disorders?

Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) is a rare pattern of diffuse parenchymal lung disease known as one of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and is considered to be a smoking- or dust inhalation-related interstitial pneumonia in the majority of cases. This report presents the first case of DIP in which the pulmonary manifestation preceded the onset of rheumatoid arthritis. This case a...

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 ...

Desquamative alveolar disease (desquamative interstitial pneumonia): case report.

Desquamative interstitial pneumonia is a disease characterized by massive alveolar cell proliferation and desquamation with sparse interstitial involvement. The reported case shows an unusually widespread radiographic reticulo-nodular image and abundant alveolar cells in the sputum. Functional studies reveal the expected diffusion defect with practically normal mechanical properties of the lung...

Electron microscopy of desquamative interstitial pneumonia.

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...