title: [Desquamative interstitial pneumopathy: a rare form of diffuse interstitial pneumopathy].
abstract: Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (PID) is a rare disorder initially described by Liebow in 1965. It is characterised by the presence of an interstitial pneumonia consisting of minimal lesions of interstitial fibrosis and by the accumulation of a rich intraalveolar cellular material principally composed of macrophages. Numerous aetiologies have been found particularly that due to long term Nitrofurantoin. We report the observation of a 57 year old patient, a cigarette smoker, in whom the diagnosis of PID was made after histological examination of a lung biopsy. Based on this observation the pathogenesis and possible different aetiologies of PID are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie, CHU Poitiers.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caron
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Meurice
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bouchind'Homme
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dumont
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roblot
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Patte
mesh_terms: D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary / Q000009:adverse effects; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D016676:Macrophages, Alveolar / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009582:Nitrofurantoin / Q000009:adverse effects; D011650:Pulmonary Alveoli / Q000473:pathology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000892:Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary; D009582:Nitrofurantoin
vernacular_title: La pneumopathie interstitielle desquamative: une forme rare de pneumopathie interstitielle diffuse.