Morphologic Aspects of Interstitial Pneumonia With Autoimmune Features

Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Ellen Caroline Toledo do NascimentoMarisa Dolhnikoff

Abstract

- Interstitial lung disease, a common complication observed in several connective tissue diseases, causes significant morbidity and mortality. Similar to individuals with connective tissue diseases, a significant subgroup of patients with clinical and serologic characteristics suggestive of autoimmunity but without confirmed specific connective tissue disease presents with associated interstitial lung disease. These patients have been classified using different controversial nomenclatures, such as undifferentiated connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease, lung-dominant connective tissue disease, and autoimmune featured interstitial lung disease. The need for a better understanding and standardization of this entity, interstitial lung disease with autoimmune features, and the need for an adequate management protocol for patients resulted in the introduction of a new terminology in 2015: interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features. This new classification requires a better comprehension of its diagnostic impact and the influence of its morphologic aspects on the prognosis of patients. - To review the diagnostic criteria for interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features, with an emphasis on morphologic ...Continue Reading

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