title: Idiopathic pulmonary lymphoid diffuse hyperplasia.
abstract: We describe a 70-year-old woman affected by diffuse pulmonary lymphoid hyperplasia (DPLH). DPLH is a rare clinical-pathological entity generally associated with connective tissue diseases, but we diagnosed our case as an idiopathic DPLH. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of idiopathic DPLH reported in medical literature.
authors.affiliation: UO Pneumologia Ospedale S Bartolomeo, Sarzana (SP), Italy. pieraldo.canessa@asl5.liguria.it
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Canessa
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pratticò
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fiasella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavazza
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bacigalupo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fedeli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008232:Lymphoproliferative Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D011241:Prednisone