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1. any of various types of pneumonia characterized by thickening of the interstitial tissue. 2. idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.Medical dictionary. 2011.
interstitial pneumonia — noun chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of the lungs • Hypernyms: ↑respiratory disease, ↑respiratory illness, ↑respiratory disorder … Useful english dictionary
lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia — interstitial pneumonia, lymphoid see under pneumonitis … Medical dictionary
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia — Classification and external resources Micrograph of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). UIP is the most common pattern of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia and usually represents idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis … Wikipedia
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 31904 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1353 MeshID = Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (also called lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis or… … Wikipedia
Non-specific interstitial pneumonia — (NSIP) is a form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia.[1][2][3] It has a better prognosis than usual interstitial pneumonia … Wikipedia
Desquamative interstitial pneumonia — Classification and external resources ICD 9 516.37 Desquamative interstitial pneumonia is a form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia featuring elevated levels of macrophages. Its name is derived from the former belief that these macrophages were … Wikipedia
Usual interstitial pneumonia — Usual interstitial pneumonia, commonly abbreviated UIP, is the name of a histopathological pattern seen in diffuse lung diseases. Diffuse lung diseases are also referred to as interstitial lung diseases . UIP is a type of idiopathic interstitial… … Wikipedia
Interstitial lung disease — Classification and external resources End stage pulmonary fibrosis of unknown origin, taken from an autopsy in the 1980s. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
giant cell interstitial pneumonia — a type of pneumonia similar to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis but with interstitial exudate containing large numbers of irregularly shaped multinucleate giant cells; it is thought to represent the pathologic appearance of hard metal disease … Medical dictionary
desquamative interstitial pneumonia — chronic pneumonia of unknown etiology, characterized by prominence of intra alveolar macrophages (which were formerly thought to be desquamated large alveolar cells); it is associated with dyspnea and often a nonproductive and harsh cough, and… … Medical dictionary
