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'''Respiratory_bronchiolitis-interstitial_lung_disease''', abbreviated '''RBILD''' and '''RB-ILD''', is a type of [[diffuse lung disease]]. | |||
It is also known as ''respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease''. | |||
==General== | |||
*May be an early version of [[desquamative interstitial pneumonia]] (DIP). | |||
*Associated with [[smoking]]. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref name=Ref_PPP197-8>{{Ref PPP|197-8}}</ref> | |||
*Brown pigmented airspace macrophages - ''smoker's macrophages'' - '''key feature'''. | |||
**Cannot count (distinct) granules. | |||
*Inflammation of the terminal bronchioles. | |||
Note: | |||
*The histologic features of RBILD may be present peri-tumoural. | |||
*Hemosiderin-laden macrophages have coarse granules - that one can count. | |||
DDx: | |||
*[[Desquamative interstitial pneumonia]]. | |||
===Image=== | |||
*[http://www.nature.com/modpathol/journal/v19/n11/fig_tab/3800671f2.html RB-ILD (nature.com)]. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Diffuse lung diseases]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|1}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Diffuse lung diseases]] | |||