The interstitial pneumonias (IPs) are a heterogeneous group of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases characterized by specific clinical, radiologic and pathologic features.
Sometimes the term "interstitial pneumonia" is used for certain forms of interstitial lung disease. Technically, however, the term "pneumonia" refers to inflammation of the lung tissue that is usually associated with infection.
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis. This is an interstitial lung disease that often affects people with autoimmune conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis or scleroderma.
J84. 114 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Interstitial (in-tur-STISH-ul) lung disease describes a large group of disorders, most of which cause progressive scarring of lung tissue. The scarring associated with interstitial lung disease eventually affects your ability to breathe and get enough oxygen into your bloodstream.
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is an interstitial lung disease characterized by chronic inflammation, accompanied by an uncontrolled healing response that causes progressive scarring or thickening (fibrosis) of tissues between the lung's alveoli, or air sacs.
Other causes of interstitial pneumonia such as cryptogenic organizing pneumonia, acute eosinophilic pneumonia, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Acute exacerbation of underlying interstitial lung disease or pulmonary exacerbation of a connective tissue disease. Acute heart failure. Infections.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common disease of this type. There are also dozens of known causes of ILD, including: Autoimmune diseases (in which the immune system attacks the body) such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, and scleroderma.
Most ILDs are 'restrictive' pulmonary disorders, i.e., the lungs have a reduced ability to expand on inhalation. This is in contrast to 'obstructive' pulmonary disorders such as asthma, COPD and emphysema, in which the airways of the lungs become narrowed or blocked so the patient cannot exhale completely.
Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) refers to a morphologic entity defined by a combination of (1) patchy interstitial fibrosis with alternating areas of normal lung, (2) temporal heterogeneity of fibrosis characterized by scattered fibroblastic foci in the background of dense acellular collagen, and (3) architectural ...
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) is a rare disorder that affects the tissue that surrounds and separates the tiny air sacs of the lungs. These air sacs, called the alveoli, are where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place between the lungs and the bloodstream.
9: Interstitial pulmonary disease, unspecified.