Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.

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Abstract:: Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) is a rare form of interstitial lung disease (ILD) commonly found among healthy smokers. ILD is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and typically associated with a histopathological pattern of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP). The present article describes an unusual case of DIP in a nonsmoking patient with SLE presenting as NSIP. DIP can occur in the context of SLE in patients with a negative smoking history, and clini...
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University of Oxford

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Surgical Sciences

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Journal:: Canadian respiratory journal : journal of the Canadian Thoracic Society More from this journal
Volume:: 19
Issue:: 1
Pages:: 50-52
Publication date:: 2012-01-01
EISSN:: 1916-7245
ISSN:: 1198-2241

Language:: English
Keywords:: Humans

Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Biopsy

Male

Anti-Inflammatory Agents

Lung Diseases, Interstitial

Prednisone

Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic

Young Adult

Lung
Pubs id:: pubs:400598
UUID:: uuid:548aeb0e-9f0a-4c98-b5c1-045717bfbd3d
Local pid:: pubs:400598
Source identifiers:: 400598
Deposit date:: 2013-11-16

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