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*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hypersensitivity_pneumonitis_intermed_mag.jpg Hypersensitivity pneumonitis - intermed. mag. (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hypersensitivity_pneumonitis_intermed_mag.jpg Hypersensitivity pneumonitis - intermed. mag. (WC)]. | ||
*[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hypersensitivity_pneumonitis_high_mag.jpg Hypersensitivity pneumonitis - high mag. (WC)]. | *[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hypersensitivity_pneumonitis_high_mag.jpg Hypersensitivity pneumonitis - high mag. (WC)]. | ||
==Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia== | |||
===General=== | |||
*Often abbreviated '''''LIP'''''. | |||
*Associated with autoimmune disorders (rheumatoid arthritis, pernicious anemia, Sjoegren syndrome).<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/299643-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/299643-overview]. Accessed on: 2 June 2010.</ref> | |||
*Associated with viral infections (HIV, EBV, human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) type 1). | |||
===Gross=== | |||
*Basilar predominance. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features:<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/299643-diagnosis http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/299643-diagnosis]. Accessed on: 2 June 2010.</ref> | |||
*Small mature lymphocytes. | |||
*Plasma cells. | |||
*+/-Lymphoid follicles. | |||
Negatives: | |||
*No Vasculitis. | |||
*No necrosis. | |||
Image: [http://www.scielo.br/img/revistas/jbpneu/v34n2/en_a02fig01.jpg LIP (scielo.br)]. | |||
==Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis== | ==Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis== |
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