Abstract
In 1935, Hamman and Rich reported four cases of rapidly progressive lung fibrosis with identical histological pattern. Today, acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP) is defined as a rapidly progressive and histologically distinct form of interstitial pneumonia. The pathological pattern is an organizing form of diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) that is also found in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and other acute interstitial pneumonias of known causes (Table 10.1). The term AIP is reserved for cases of unknown cause.
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(2006). Acute Interstitial Pneumonia. In: Clinical Atlas of Interstitial Lung Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-326-0_10
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