Non-specific interstitial pneumonia
Synonyms: NSIP | Non-specific idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
A rare idiopathic interstitial pneumonia characterized by temporally uniform alveolar and interstitial mononuclear cell inflammation (cellular type) and/or fibrosis of the alveolar walls (fibrotic type) with preserved alveolar architecture. Other types of interstitial lung disease must be excluded. Symptoms are non-specific and include dyspnea cough and often constitutional symptoms such as fever and fatigue. Pulmonary function test reveals a restrictive pattern. Computed tomography shows predominantly lower lobe subpleural reticular changes traction bronchiectasis and ground-glass opacities. The cellular type of the disease is less common but carries a better prognosis.
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