title: Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia.
abstract: Traditionally, a subset of patients diagnosed as having idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis had positive results on cellular biopsies (prominent lymphoplasmacytic inflammation), bronchoalveolar lavage lymphocytosis, a clinical response to steroids, and a better long-term prognosis. On review of the lung histopathology, the lesion was characterized by varying degrees of inflammation and fibrosis. This entity is now recognized as a distinct entity among idiopathic interstitial pneumonias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Mercy Medical Associates, Batavia, OH 45103, USA. bwkinder2011@gmail.com
authors.forename: Brent Wayne
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Kinder
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001379:Azathioprine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D054988:Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D009173:Mycophenolic Acid; D001379:Azathioprine