Discussion
Diagnosis With Brief Discussion
- Diagnosis
- Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia in a patient with SLE
- Radiologic Findings
- Fig 1. Diffuse ill-defined increased opacity in both mid to lower lung zones on chest radiograph.
Fig 2-6. CT images show diffuse and bilateral ground glass opacity lesions and multiple thin walled and well-demarcated cysts in both lungs.
- Brief Review
- The lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP) is a rare disease characterized by diffuse infiltration of lymphocytes and plasma cells within the lung parenchyma. In the adult population, it most commonly affects middle age women, frequently occurring in patients with Sj
- References
- 1. T Johkoh, N Muller, H Pickford, et al. Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia: thin-section CT findings in 22 patients. Radiology 1999;212:567.
2. Filipek S, Thompson ME, Wang PL, et al. J Thorac Imaging. 2004 Jul;19(3):200-3. Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus: radiographic and high-resolution CT findings.
- Keywords
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Lung, Interstitial pneumonia, Systemic lupus erythematosus,