Case report of desquamative interstitial pneumonia: documentation of preserved pulmonary function after twelve clinical relapses.
We describe a case of desquamative interstitial pneumonia diagnosed in a 25-year-old woman who relapsed 12 times during a 20-year follow-up period. In each relapse, the involved sites were different and the patient ultimately recovered without resultant pulmonary ventilatory defects. Bronchoalveolar lavage performed during the 12th relapse revealed a remarkable increase in the number of total cells and showed a low CD4+/CD8+ ratio in the lymphocyte subset.
Usui
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Department of Internal Medicine, Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
Takayama
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Nakayama
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Miura
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Kimula
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D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012008:Recurrence; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests