Idiopathic Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia

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OVERVIEW

Idiopathic Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia (LIP) is a lymphocytic infiltration of the alveolar interstitium and airspaces with no known cause.1 LIP is classified as a rare interstitial pneumonia.2 Patients with LIP rarely experience progression of the disease to pulmonary fibrosis.3

EPIDEMIOLOGY/RISK FACTORS

LIP is:

  • More common in women3,4
  • Mostly diagnosed in individuals in their 50s3

LIP makes up approximately 1% of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIP).5

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