I n a survey of pneumonia due to Mycoplasma 282 out of 12168 ovine and caprine lung condemnation were collected (2.32%). Mycoplasma spp. has been isolated from pneumonic cases in 4 sheep and 2 goats. PCR studies were confirmed the genus of Mycoplasma although attempting for identification of strains M. mycoides, M. capricolum/caprine pleuropneumonia and M. arginin were in failure. The lesions...

This study investigated interstitial pneumonia associated with amyopathic dermatomyositis, dermatomyositis and polymyositis, paying particular attention to muscular and/or cutaneous manifestations and their chronology relative to lung involvement. Patients included four males and 13 females, aged 51.7+/-10.8 yrs, who had surgical lung biopsy. Diagnoses included dermatomyositis (10 patients), po...

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.

BACKGROUND Acute interstitial pneumonia is a rare interstitial lung disease that rapidly progresses to respiratory failure or death. Several studies showed that myofibroblast plays an important role in the evolution of diffuse alveolar damage, which is the typical feature of acute interstitial pneumonia. However, no evidence exists whether alveolar epithelial cells are an additional source of m...

This is the first Australian study to examine survival and clinical characteristics in biopsy-proven idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. A cohort of 70 patients from a single institution between January 1990 and December 1999 was reviewed. All patients were Caucasian, 23 (33%) female. Mean age+/-SD at diagnosis was 60+/-12 yrs for males and 54+/-14 yrs for females. A total 24% of patients had ne...

BACKGROUND Present guidelines for the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis require histological confirmation of surgical lung biopsy samples when high-resolution CT images are not definitive for usual interstitial pneumonia. We aimed to assess the predictive value of high-resolution CT in a cohort of patients with suspected idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis from a previous randomised trial. ...

Executive Summary Objectives Participants Evidence Validation Key Messages Introduction Rationale for a Change in the Approach to Classification of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias Development of a New Classification of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia Current Classification of IIP New ATS/ERS Classification Principles Guiding the Assessment of Patients with Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia...

Executive Summary Objectives Participants Evidence Validation Key Messages Introduction Rationale for a Change in the Approach to Classification of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias Development of a New Classification of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia Current Classification of IIP New ATS/ERS Classification Principles Guiding the Assessment of Patients with Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia...

A histologic feature of usual interstitial pneumonia is the presence of fibroblastic foci. As some patients with usual interstitial pneumonia and an underlying collagen vascular disease have a better prognosis, we hypothesized that they would have fewer fibroblastic foci. Pathologists reviewed surgical lung biopsies from 108 patients with usual interstitial pneumonia (nine with collagen vascula...

OBJECTIVE We retrospectively investigated the clinical features of pulmonary aspergillosis associated with interstitial pneumonia. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of all patients treated for interstitial pneumonia with or without pulmonary aspergillosis at our institution between April 2006 and August 2012 and evaluated the clinical features as well as risk and prognostic factors for ...