Respiratory bronchiolitis-interstitial lung disease
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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:[1]
- 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:
Image
See also
References
- ↑ Leslie, Kevin O.; Wick, Mark R. (2004). Practical Pulmonary Pathology: A Diagnostic Approach (1st ed.). Churchill Livingstone. pp. 197-8. ISBN 978-0443066313.