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=[[Smoking]] associated disease=
=[[Smoking]] associated disease=
{{Main|Smoking}}
*RB = respiratory bronchiolitis.
*RB = respiratory bronchiolitis.
*RBILD = respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease.
*RBILD = respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease.
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*No interstitial lung disease, i.e. no fibrosis.
*No interstitial lung disease, i.e. no fibrosis.


==RBILD==
==Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease==
*Abbreviated ''RBILD''.
===General===
===General===
*Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease.
*May be an early version of ''[[DIP]]''.


===Histology===
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref>{{Ref PPP|197-8}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_PPP197-8>{{Ref PPP|197-8}}</ref>
*Brown pigmented airspace macrophages - ''smoker's macrophages''.
*Brown pigmented airspace macrophages - ''smoker's macrophages''.
*Inflammation of the terminal bronchioles.
*Inflammation of the terminal bronchioles.
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*The histologic features of RBILD may be present peri-tumoural.
*The histologic features of RBILD may be present peri-tumoural.


==DIP==
==Desquamative interstitial pneumonia==
*Desquamative interstitial pneumonia.
*Abbreviated ''DIP''.
===General===
*Thought to be advanced RBILD.
*Thought to be advanced RBILD.


===Histology===
===Microscopic===
Features:
*Brown pigmented airspace macrophages - ''smoker's macrophages''.
*Brown pigmented airspace macrophages - ''smoker's macrophages''.
*Architecture preserved; "linear fibrosis".
*Architecture preserved; "linear fibrosis".
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==Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis==
==Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis==
*[[AKA]] eosinophilic granuloma of lung.
===General===
===General===
*[[AKA]] eosinophilic granuloma of lung.
*Associated with smoking.<ref name=Ref_PPP234>{{Ref PPP|234}}</ref>
*Associated with smoking.<ref name=Ref_PPP234>{{Ref PPP|234}}</ref>
*Not associated with systemic diseases of Langerhans cells ([[AKA]] [[Langerhans cell histiocytosis|Hand-Schueller-Christian disease]]).
*Not associated with systemic diseases of Langerhans cells ([[AKA]] [[Langerhans cell histiocytosis|Hand-Schueller-Christian disease]]).
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*Upper lung zones.
*Upper lung zones.


===Histology===
===Microscopic===
Features:<ref name=Ref_PPP237>{{Ref PPP|237}}</ref>
Features:<ref name=Ref_PPP237>{{Ref PPP|237}}</ref>
*Cellular peribronchiolar nodules with:
*Cellular peribronchiolar nodules with:
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