A case of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) suggesting a relationship to chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP)
Taguchi, Y.; Iwata, T.; Oida, K.; Khori, Y.; Nanbu, Y.; Tomii, K.; Yuba, Y.; Mino, M.; Yunoki, Y.; Ichijima, K.
Nihon Kyobu Shikkan Gakkai Zasshi 28(4): 645-650
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-1542 PMID: 2214408 Document Number: 352098
A 43-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of cough and dyspnea. His chest X-ray showed bilateral basal infiltrative shadows. The increased eosinophils in BAL suggested chronic eosinophilic pneumonia (CEP), whereas the TBLB specimens showed findings compatible with desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP). The open lung biopsy specimens showed typical findings of DIP with a peripheral zone, suggestive of CEP. These two diseases may be only phasal differences of reaction to the same extrinsic stimulation.