title: Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus.
abstract: Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) is a rare form of interstitial lung disease (ILD) commonly found among healthy smokers. ILD is a rare manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and typically associated with a histopathological pattern of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP). The present article describes an unusual case of DIP in a nonsmoking patient with SLE presenting as NSIP. DIP can occur in the context of SLE in patients with a negative smoking history, and clinicians should consider lung biopsy to correctly classify ILD with unusual presentation on computed tomography scan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. faranak.esmaeilbeigi@mail.utoronto.ca
authors.forename: Faranak
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Esmaeilbeigi
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Juvet
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Shikha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mittoo
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone