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Usual interstitial pneumonia ( UIP) is a form of lung disease characterized by progressive scarring of both lungs. [1] The scarring ( fibrosis) involves the pulmonary interstitium (the supporting framework of the lung). UIP is thus classified as a form of interstitial lung disease .
Jul 12, 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...
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.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most common and lethal of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, is defined by a radiological and/or pathological pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP).
‘Usual interstitial pneumonia’ describes a pathological pattern that can be associated with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.4 However, the pattern of fibrosis of usual interstitial pneumonia can also be seen in interstitial lung disease associated with autoimmunity or chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP).
Jan 11, 2023 · Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is characterised by a distinctive morphological and radiological appearance that was considered the pathognomonic hallmark of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
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We have known for several years that the pathologic features of UIP can occur in a wide variety of clinical settings, including various forms of connective tissue disease (CTD)13–16, familial ...
Jan 2, 2020 · Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) refers to a morphologic entity defined by a combination of (1) patchy interstitial fibrosis with alternating areas of normal lung, (2) temporal...
