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Histopathology of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ( IIP ): A review
Author(s) -
Tabaj Gabriela C.,
Fernandez Cristina F.,
Sabbagh Eduardo,
Leslie Kevin O.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/resp.12551
Subject(s) - histopathology , medicine , idiopathic interstitial pneumonia , interstitial lung disease , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , pathology , pneumonia , interstitial pneumonia , lung
Abstract The 2013 A merican T horacic S ociety/ E uropean R espiratory S ociety consensus classification update of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ( IIP ) included several important modifications to the organization and spectrum of the diseases that were proposed in an earlier multidisciplinary consensus document in 2002. The histopathology of the now ‘major’ and ‘rare’ IIP is presented here with exposition of the newly included entity of a distinctive upper lobe fibrotic lung disease referred to as idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. The ‘rare histological patterns’ of acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonia and bronchiolocentric patterns of interstitial pneumonia are illustrated and discussed.