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SUBMITTER: Kuo CW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5991914 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kuo Chin-Wei CW Chang Kung-Chao KC Chang Han-Yu HY Huang Tang-Hsiu TH
Respiratory medicine case reports 20180605
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP) is an uncommon interstitial lung disease that is characterized by an interstitial infiltrate of lymphoplasmacytic cells. While idiopathic LIP appears to be extremely rare, most reported cases of LIP have been associated with coexisting immune derangements, particularly autoimmune diseases such as Sjögren's syndrome. In this report, we describe the presentation of LIP in a patient with underlying mixed connective tissue disease. ...[more]