TY - JOUR
T1 - A case of desquamative interstitial pneumonia in an ex-smoker
AU - Suetsugu, Saiko
AU - Fujioka, Shin
AU - Tokushima, Emiko
AU - Maeyama, Takashige
AU - Matsumoto, Koichiro
AU - Yoshimi, Michihiro
AU - Watanabe, Kentaro
AU - Kuwano, Kazuyoshi
AU - Nakanishi, Yoichi
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - A 52-year old man, with a Brinkman Index of 900, presented with a dry cough and an interstitial pattern on chest CT images. He was diagnosed with desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) by video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy. He stopped smoking, and was observed without any treatment for 2 years. When dry cough, exertional dyspnea, and interstitial pneumonia on chest images gradually deteriorated, he was admitted to our hospital. He was diagnosed with exacerbation of DIP, and was treated with steroids. After 3 weeks, chest images, pulmonary function tests, and arterial blood gas analysis were significantly improved. He has shown a good clinical course with the low-dose steroid treatment.
AB - A 52-year old man, with a Brinkman Index of 900, presented with a dry cough and an interstitial pattern on chest CT images. He was diagnosed with desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) by video-assisted thoracoscopic lung biopsy. He stopped smoking, and was observed without any treatment for 2 years. When dry cough, exertional dyspnea, and interstitial pneumonia on chest images gradually deteriorated, he was admitted to our hospital. He was diagnosed with exacerbation of DIP, and was treated with steroids. After 3 weeks, chest images, pulmonary function tests, and arterial blood gas analysis were significantly improved. He has shown a good clinical course with the low-dose steroid treatment.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33748945886
SN - 0385-3667
VL - 65
SP - 839
EP - 845
JO - Japanese Journal of Chest Diseases
JF - Japanese Journal of Chest Diseases
IS - 9
ER -