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Interstitial Lung Diseases, Unknown Etiology

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Diffuse interstitial lung disease from unknown causes; Diffuse parenchymal lung disease from unknown causes; Idiopathic interstitial lung diseases

Definition

The term “idiopathic interstitial lung diseases” is applied to a group of disorders with distinct histological and radiological appearances and without a known cause. These disorders essentially include sarcoidosis, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, eosinophilic pneumonia, and idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs).

Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias

Pathology/Histopathology

The evolution of the classification of the IIPs over time has culminated in seven entities: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), corresponding to the pathology of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP); nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP); desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP); respiratory bronchiolitis‐associated interstitial lung disease (RBILD); cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), formerly known as...

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  1. Department of Radiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK

    David M Hansell

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  1. Nicola Sverzellati
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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium

    Albert L. Baert

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Sverzellati, N., Hansell, D.M. (2008). Interstitial Lung Diseases, Unknown Etiology. In: Baert, A.L. (eds) Encyclopedia of Diagnostic Imaging. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-35280-8_1288

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