Desquamative interstitial pneumonia

Desquamative interstitialpneumonitis (DIP) is a type of interstitial pneumonia, a chronic lung inflammation characterized by infiltration of air cavity monocytes. DIP is a clinically and pathologically independent disease name that affects smokers between 30 and 40 years of age, and most patients have shortness of breath. It is characterized by extensive alveolar cell desquamation and hyperplasia in the alveolar cavity, and responds well to steroid hormones. Liebow et al believe that it is an independent disease, but Sceding et al believe that it may be a stage in the development of fibrosing alveolitis. Other authors have studied In patients with rheumatoid disease taking furanzuetin for a long time, pathological changes in the lungs were found to be similar to desquamative interstitial pneumonia.

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