Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia

Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP), or noninfectious pneumonia are a class of diffuse lung diseases. These diseases typically affect the pulmonary interstitium, although some also have a component affecting the airways (for instance, cryptogenic organizing pneumonitis). There are seven recognized distinct subtypes of IIP.

Diagnosis

Classification can be complex, and the combined efforts of clinicians, radiologists, and pathologists can help in the generation of a more specific diagnosis.

Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia can be subclassified based on histologic appearance into the following patterns:

Histology Clinical Correlates
Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) DIP
Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) ARDS, AIP, TRALI
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) NSIP
Respiratory bronchiolitis RB-ILD
Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) CVD, IPF, drug toxicity, pneumoconiosis
Organizing pneumonia Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP) LIP

Usual interstitial pneumonia is the most common type.

Development

Table 1: Development of the (histologic) idiopathic interstitial pneumonia classification

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UIP=usual interstitial pneumonia; DAD=diffuse alveolar damage; NSIP=non-specific interstitial pneumonia; DIP=desquamative interstitial pneumonia; RB=respiratory bronchiolitis; BIP=bronchiolitis obliterans interstitial pneumonia; OP=organizing pneumonia; LIP=lymphoid interstitial pneumonia; LPD=lymphoproliferative disease (not considered a diffuse lung disease); GIP=giant cell interstitial pneumonia; HMF=heavy metal fibrosis, no longer grouped with diffuse lung disease

Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia was originally included in this category, then excluded, then included again.