title: A case of DIPNECH presenting as usual interstitial pneumonia.
abstract: Diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia (DIPNECH) is a rare disease that is classically described as presenting with cough, dyspnea, and wheezing in non-smoker middle aged females. Pulmonary function tests commonly demonstrate an obstructive pattern and CT of chest usually reveals diffuse air trapping with mosaic pattern. We present a case of patient with DIPNECH manifesting with restrictive pattern and as usual interstitial pneumonia on imaging.
authors.affiliation: kchatterjee@uams.edu.
authors.forename: Kshitij
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: Jorge Jo
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Kamimoto
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: Enchala
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mittadodla
authors.forename: Manish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D055613:Multiple Pulmonary Nodules / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D055099:Neuroendocrine Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: DIPNECH; lung diseases/pathology; neuroendocrine cells/pathology