Desquamative interstitial pneumonia

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis

Overview

Desquamative interstitial pneumonia is a form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia featuring elevated levels of macrophages.

Historical Perspective

Its name is derived from the former belief that these macrophages were pneumocytes that had desquamated.^[1]

Causes

It is associated with patients with a history of smoking.^[2]

Treatment

Treatment with methylprednisolone has been reported.^[3]

References

↑ Cotran, Ramzi S.; Kumar, Vinay; Fausto, Nelson; Nelso Fausto; Robbins, Stanley L.; Abbas, Abul K. (2005). Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease. St. Louis, Mo: Elsevier Saunders. p. 740. ISBN 0-7216-0187-1.
↑ Heyneman LE, Ward S, Lynch DA, Remy-Jardin M, Johkoh T, Müller NL (1999). “Respiratory bronchiolitis, respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease, and desquamative interstitial pneumonia: different entities or part of the spectrum of the same disease process?”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 173 (6): 1617–22. PMID 10584810. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
↑ Paul K, Klettke U, Moldenhauer J; et al. (1999). “Increasing dose of methylprednisolone pulse therapy treats desquamative interstitial pneumonia in a child”. Eur. Respir. J. 14 (6): 1429–32. PMID 10624777. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

Overview