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-'''Diffuse lung diseases''', abbreviated '''DLD''', are a group of uncommon pathologies, also known as '''idiopathic interstitial pneumonias''', abbreviated '''IIPs'''.  They are a subgroup of the [[medical lung diseases]].
+'''Diffuse lung diseases''', abbreviated '''DLD''', are a group of uncommon pathologies, also known as '''idiopathic interstitial pneumonias''', abbreviated '''IIPs''', and '''interstitial lung disease'''.
+They are a subgroup of the [[medical lung diseases]].
+Diffuse lung disease is the preferred term, as some diseases lumped into this group have involvement of the alveoli, i.e. are not interstitial. Also, some DLDs are not considered idiopathic, e.g. [[LIP]] is caused by [[smoking]].
 An introduction to pulmonary pathology is found in the ''[[pulmonary pathology]]'' article.
-*Often [[abbreviated]] '''IIP''', is a term used for a type of diffuse lung disease.
-**Diffuse lung disease is also known as ''interstitial lung disease''.
-***Diffuse lung disease is probably a better term... as some diseases lumped into this category have involvement of the alveoli, i.e. are not interstitial.
 =Overview - histologic classification=