Desquamative interstitial pneumonia: relationship to interstitial fibrosis |
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| Authors: | Arthur S Patchefsky Harold L Israel Willis S Hoch and Gloria Gordon |
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| Institution: | .Department of Pathology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital;.Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital |
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| Abstract: | Patchefsky, A. S., Israel, H. L., Hoch, W. S., and Gordon, Gloria (1973).Thorax, 28, 680-693. Desquamative interstitial pneumonia: relationship to interstitial fibrosis. The clinical course and radiographic and pathological findings in 14 patients having the histological pattern of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) have been studied. Four deaths occurred from cardiorespiratory failure and two from other diseases, and one patient has severe pulmonary insufficiency. Seven patients had altered immunological reactivity or arthritis. |
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