Difference between revisions of "Diffuse lung diseases"

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===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP92>{{Ref WMSP|92}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_WMSP92>{{Ref WMSP|92}}</ref>
*Fibrosis:
*Diffuse fibrosis:
**Often uniform (unlike [[UIP]]).
**Uniform fibrosis (unlike [[UIP]]).
**"Linear fibrosis" has a good prognosis - should be mentioned in the report.
**"Linear fibrosis" has a good prognosis - should be mentioned in the report.
***''Linear fibrosis'' = fibrosis that follows alveolar walls + no architectural distortion.
***''Linear fibrosis'' = fibrosis that follows alveolar walls + no architectural distortion.
*+/-Lymphoid nodules - assoc. with collagen vascular disease. (???)
*+/-Lymphoid nodules - association with collagen vascular disease. (???)
*+/-Focal [[organizing pneumonia]].
*+/-Focal [[organizing pneumonia]].


Notes:
Notes:
*Like UIP... also temporally and spatially heterogeneous.
*Inflammation in NSIP usually more prominent than in UIP.
*Inflammation in NSIP usually more prominent than in UIP.
*No honeycombing - key difference between UIP and NSIP.
*No honeycombing - key difference between UIP and NSIP.
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*Drug reaction.
*Drug reaction.
*[[Hypersensitivity pneumonitis]] (extrinic allergic alveolitis).
*[[Hypersensitivity pneumonitis]] (extrinic allergic alveolitis).
*[[Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia]] (LIP) - much more inflammation.


==Hypersensitivity pneumonitis==
==Hypersensitivity pneumonitis==
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