Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia.

Brent Wayne Kinder

Clinics in chest medicine 2012 Mar

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Traditionally, a subset of patients diagnosed as having idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis had positive results on cellular biopsies (prominent lymphoplasmacytic inflammation), bronchoalveolar lavage lymphocytosis, a clinical response to steroids, and a better long-term prognosis. On review of the lung histopathology, the lesion was characterized by varying degrees of inflammation and fibrosis. This entity is now recognized as a distinct entity among idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. Copyright Â© 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.