Idiopathic Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia: Lung Manifestation of Undifferentiated Connective Tissue Disease?

• Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 176; no. 7; pp. 691 - 697
• Main Authors: Kinder, Brent W, Collard, Harold R, Koth, Laura, Daikh, David I, Wolters, Paul J, Elicker, Brett, Jones, Kirk D, King, Talmadge E., Jr
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Am Thoracic Soc 01.10.2007; American Lung Association; American Thoracic Society
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy; Arthritis; Autoimmune diseases; Autoimmune Diseases - diagnosis; Autoimmune Diseases - pathology; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy; Blood coagulation. Blood cells; C. Interstitial Lung Disease; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma; Classification; Connective tissue diseases; Connective Tissue Diseases - complications; Connective Tissue Diseases - diagnosis; Connective Tissue Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Connective Tissue Diseases - pathology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General aspects, investigation methods, hemostasis, fibrinolysis; Humans; Intensive care medicine; Laboratories; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - pathology; Lung diseases; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - complications; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnosis; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnostic imaging; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - pathology; Male; Medical records; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Molecular and cellular biology; Pneumology; Pneumonia; Pulmonary fibrosis; Rheumatology; Tomography; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; United States > US; San Francisco California; California; Immunopathology; Lung disease; Connective tissue disease; Skin disease; Intensive care; Respiratory disease; Glycoprotein; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Idiopathic; Autoimmune disease; systemic rheumatic disease; Inflammatory joint disease; idiopathic interstitial pneumonia; Chronic; Collagen; Rheumatoid arthritis; Interstitial pneumonitis; undifferentiated connective tissue; Resuscitation; collagen vascular

The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society International Consensus Classification panel identified the clinical entity idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) as a provisional diagnosis and recommended further study. We hypothesized that idiopathic NSIP is an autoimmune...