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'''Diffuse lung diseases''', abbreviated '''DLD''', are a group of uncommon pathologies, also known as '''idiopathic interstitial pneumonias''', abbreviated '''IIPs'''. | '''Diffuse lung diseases''', abbreviated '''DLD''', are a group of uncommon pathologies, also known as '''idiopathic interstitial pneumonias''', abbreviated '''IIPs''', and '''interstitial lung disease'''. | ||
They are a subgroup of the [[medical lung diseases]]. | |||
Diffuse lung disease is the preferred term, as some diseases lumped into this group have involvement of the alveoli, i.e. are not interstitial. Also, some DLDs are not considered idiopathic, e.g. [[LIP]] is caused by [[smoking]]. | |||
An introduction to pulmonary pathology is found in the ''[[pulmonary pathology]]'' article. | An introduction to pulmonary pathology is found in the ''[[pulmonary pathology]]'' article. | ||
=Overview - histologic classification= | =Overview - histologic classification= |
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