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Query: UMLS:C0021051 (
immunodeficiency
)
71,517
document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia
(
NSIP
) describes a histopathologic pattern that can be seen in patients with
immunodeficiency
, drug or environmental exposures, and connective tissue diseases. The clinical diagnosis of
NSIP
, however, should be reserved for idiopathic cases in which no causative factor is identified. Patients typically present with cough, dyspnea, restrictive pulmonary physiology with decreased gas transfer, and ground-glass infiltrates on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). Response to immunosuppressive therapy is often successful; however, patients with progressive disease are at increased risk of subsequent mortality and should be considered for alternative treatment strategies such as lung transplantation.
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PMID:Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. 1719 41
