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==General== | ==General== | ||
* | *Uncommon. | ||
*Strong association with smoking.<ref name=Ref_WMSP93>{{Ref WMSP|93}}</ref><ref name=pmid26324804>{{Cite journal | last1 = Margaritopoulos | first1 = GA. | last2 = Vasarmidi | first2 = E. | last3 = Jacob | first3 = J. | last4 = Wells | first4 = AU. | last5 = Antoniou | first5 = KM. | title = Smoking and interstitial lung diseases. | journal = Eur Respir Rev | volume = 24 | issue = 137 | pages = 428-35 | month = Sep | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1183/16000617.0050-2015 | PMID = 26324804 }}</ref> | *Strong association with smoking.<ref name=Ref_WMSP93>{{Ref WMSP|93}}</ref><ref name=pmid26324804>{{Cite journal | last1 = Margaritopoulos | first1 = GA. | last2 = Vasarmidi | first2 = E. | last3 = Jacob | first3 = J. | last4 = Wells | first4 = AU. | last5 = Antoniou | first5 = KM. | title = Smoking and interstitial lung diseases. | journal = Eur Respir Rev | volume = 24 | issue = 137 | pages = 428-35 | month = Sep | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1183/16000617.0050-2015 | PMID = 26324804 }}</ref> | ||
**May be seen in non-smokers (up to ~40% of cases) due to | **Thought to be advanced ''[[RBILD]]''. | ||
*May be seen in non-smokers (up to ~40% of cases) due to occupational exposures, drugs, viral illnesses and autoimmune diseases.<ref name=pmid23728865>{{Cite journal | last1 = Godbert | first1 = B. | last2 = Wissler | first2 = MP. | last3 = Vignaud | first3 = JM. | title = Desquamative interstitial pneumonia: an analytic review with an emphasis on aetiology. | journal = Eur Respir Rev | volume = 22 | issue = 128 | pages = 117-23 | month = Jun | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1183/09059180.00005812 | PMID = 23728865 }}</ref> | |||
Treatment: | Treatment: | ||
*Stop smoking. | *Stop smoking/remove or manage underlying cause. | ||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== |
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