title: [Morphology of interstitial pneumonia (author's transl)].
abstract: The roentgenographic appearance of acute interstitialproliferative disease of the lung is described. This is based upon different single or combinated microscopic features: 1) Alveolitis -- 2) interstitial mesenchymal proliferation -- 3) tuberculous granulomas -- 4) lymphatic infiltrations. -- In the acute stage of the disease (in most cases with unknown etiology) steroid therapy shown rapid success. Early lung biopsy should be performed to establish the diagnosis and to avoid pulmonary fibrosis.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones
vernacular_title: Die Morphologie der interstitiellen Lungenparenchymerkrankungen