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 ==Desquamative interstitial pneumonia==
 *Abbreviated ''DIP''.
-===General===
+{{Main|Desquamative interstitial pneumonia}}
-*Thought to be advanced ''[[RBILD]]''.
-*Strong association with smoking.<ref name=Ref_WMSP93>{{Ref WMSP|93}}</ref>
-**Treatment: stop smoking.
-===Microscopic===
-Features:
-*Abundant brown pigmented airspace macrophages - ''smoker's macrophages'' - '''key feature'''.
-*Architecture preserved; "linear fibrosis".
-Notes:
-*Some fields of view may be indistinguishable from [[RBILD]].
-DDx:
-*Amiodarone toxicity.
-*Fibrotic [[NSIP]].
-Images:
-*[http://pathhsw5m54.ucsf.edu/case27/dip27.html DIP (ucsf.edu)].
-===Stains===
-*Macrophages [[PAS stain|PAS]] +ve.
 =See also=