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Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is a form of lung disease characterized by progressive scarring of both lungs. The scarring involves the pulmonary interstitium (the supporting framework of the lung). UIP is thus classified as a form of interstitial lung disease.
Jun 16, 2024 · Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is not a disease, it is a histopathologic and radiologic pattern of interstitial lung disease. This can be caused by idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis or non-specific interstitial pneumonia. The diagnosis is typically decided by a multidisciplinary team. Terminology.
Feb 28, 2022 · This editorial focuses on common issues that surround the diagnosis of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), a clinically significant pathologic diagnosis. Most of these issues stem from...
- Sanjay Mukhopadhyay
- mukhops@ccf.org
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The interstitial pneumonias (IPs) are a heterogeneous group of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases characterized by specific clinical, radiologic and pathologic features. While pathologically defined, significant overlap in terms of presentation as well as association with secondary diseases is known and may confound initial work-up and diagnosis.
Jan 2, 2020 · Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is more common in men than in women. Patients with UIP usually present in the sixth or seventh decade of life with slowly progressive dyspnea and...
Oct 3, 2022 · Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is the most common pattern of disease and the scarring caused by UIP can be seen on imaging such as a CT scan and under the microscope. In fact, the diagnosis of UIP can often be made with imaging alone.
Jun 19, 2024 · This helps radiologists to determine the certainty of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) diagnosis based on HRCT chest findings. The importance of this guideline is that (definite) UIP pattern on chest HRCT precludes the need for tissue diagnosis 1,2,5.
