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Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (view source)
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| Prevalence = rare | | Prevalence = rare | ||
| Bloodwork = | | Bloodwork = | ||
| Rads = | | Rads = ground glass airspaces changes - usu. all lobes but predominant peripherally and in lower lobes | ||
| Endoscopy = | | Endoscopy = | ||
| Prognosis = | | Prognosis = | ||
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Treatment: | Treatment: | ||
*Stop smoking/remove or manage underlying cause. | *Stop smoking/remove or manage underlying cause. | ||
==Gross/Radiology== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid8497631>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hartman | first1 = TE. | last2 = Primack | first2 = SL. | last3 = Swensen | first3 = SJ. | last4 = Hansell | first4 = D. | last5 = McGuinness | first5 = G. | last6 = Müller | first6 = NL. | title = Desquamative interstitial pneumonia: thin-section CT findings in 22 patients. | journal = Radiology | volume = 187 | issue = 3 | pages = 787-90 | month = Jun | year = 1993 | doi = 10.1148/radiology.187.3.8497631 | PMID = 8497631 }}</ref> | |||
*Ground glass (airspace changes). | |||
**Usually peripheral predominant (~60% of cases) and lower lobe predominant (~70-75% of cases). | |||
**Typically all lobes are involved - though upper lobe spared in ~20% of cases. | |||
**Fibrotic (radiologic) changes ~50% of cases. | |||
==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||