Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
OVERVIEW
AIP CHARACTERISTICS
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP) is a rapidly progressive interstitial pneumonia with pathology indistinguishable from the pattern found in acute respiratory distress syndrome1
- Most patients die within 3 months of diagnosis2
- Prognosis is poor with mortality rates of 50% or more1
- Survivors may experience recurrence and chronic progressive ILD1
EPIDEMIOLOGY/RISK FACTORS
AIP makes up approximately 1% of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIP).3
- Mean age of onset is 50 years old1
- No association with smoking1
- No sex predominance1
