Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Oct 1972 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Chest, volume 62, pages 418-423 (issn: 0012-3692,

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Authors: G M, Halprin; J, Ramirez; P C, Pratt;

doi: 10.1378/chest.62.4.418

pmid: 5077998

Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia

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Abstract

Three cases of lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP) are described. Lung biopsies demonstrated a similar characteristic histologic appearance of diffuse interstitial lymphocytes. Two had increased IgM. One patient developed a reticulum cell sarcoma. All were treated with prednisone but only one improved.

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Keywords

Adult, Male, Biopsy, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Bronchography, Middle Aged, Immunoglobulin A, Respiratory Function Tests, Pulmonary Alveoli, Immunoglobulin M, Immunoglobulin G, Bronchoscopy, Humans, Lymphocytes

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