title: [Chronic diffuse interstitial pneumonia associated with chronic active hepatitis. 2 cases].
abstract: Two cases of chronic active hepatitis associated with diffuse interstitial pneumonia (lymphoid in one patient, lymphoid and fibrosing in the other) are reported. Histopathological data from the lungs, together with the parallel course of pulmonary and hepatic manifestations observed under corticosteroid therapy, suggest that these two diseases shared a common dysimmune pathogenesis. A few cases identical with these have been found in the literature. The clinical, laboratory and histopathological elements obtained from these cases also suggest an immune cause in most patients.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, Hôpital Avicenne, Bobigny.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sadoun
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kambouchner
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Amoura
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dournovo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Valeyre
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Battesti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones
vernacular_title: Pneumopathie interstitielle diffuse chronique associée à une hépatite chronique active. 2 observations.