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'''Usual interstitial pneumonia''', abbreviated '''UIP''', is common [[diffuse lung disease]]. Overall, it is uncommon. | '''Usual interstitial pneumonia''', abbreviated '''UIP''', is a relatively common pattern in [[diffuse lung disease]]s. Overall, it is an uncommon pathology. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
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*Cysts - have thin walls (think of emphysema, [[lymphangioleiomyomatosis]] et cetera). | *Cysts - have thin walls (think of [[emphysema]], [[lymphangioleiomyomatosis]] et cetera). | ||
**Cysts may be isolated/not close to a neighbour. | **Cysts may be isolated/not close to a neighbour. | ||
**Medcyclopaedia defines it as: thin-walled, well-demarcated and >1 cm.<ref>[http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_v_1/l/lung_cyst.aspx http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_v_1/l/lung_cyst.aspx]</ref> | **Medcyclopaedia defines it as: thin-walled, well-demarcated and >1 cm.<ref>[http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_v_1/l/lung_cyst.aspx http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_v_1/l/lung_cyst.aspx]</ref> | ||