| DIFP | diffuse interstitial fibrosing pneumonitis; diisopropyl fluorophosphonate |
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| DIP | desquamative interstitial pneumonitis; diisopropyl phosphate; diisopropylamine; diphtheria; distal i... |
| HP | halogen phosphorus; handicapped person; haptoglobin; hard palate; Harvard pump; health profession(al... |
| IPN | infantile polyarteritis nodosa; infectious pancreatic necrosis [of trout]; intern progress note; int... |
| IRP | immunoreactive plasma; immunoreactive proinsulin; incus replacement prosthesis; insulin-releasing po... |
| PCP | Pneumocystis carinii pneumonitis |
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| SHP | Summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis |
| MoPn | mouse pneumonitis |
| hypersensitivity pneumonitis | <radiology> Aka: chronic extrinsic allergic alveolitis, pathology: proliferation of epithelial cells, elaboration of reticulum fibres, findings: interstitial reticulonodular pattern (basilar distribution), volume loss (cicatrization atelectasis) in upper lobes, pleural effusion (rare), lymph node enlargement may occur (12 Dec 1998) |
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| interstitial pneumonitis | <chest medicine, pathology> A form if pneumonia which involves the interstitial tissues (connective tissue) of the lung. Causes are varied and include: infection with Pneumocystis carinii, radiation exposure, toxic inhalation, viral pneumonias and giant cell pneumonia. (27 Sep 1997) |
| feline pneumonitis | An infectious respiratory illness of domesticated cats caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uraemic pneumonitis | Perihilar oedema of the lung associated with renal failure and hypertension; the peripheral parts of the lung remain clear. Synonym: uraemic pneumonia, uraemic pneumonitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis | A rare disease characterised by interstitial accumulation of lymphocytes in the lungs and late fibrosis; usually a result of a lymphoma, occasionally seen in AIDS, especially. In children. Sometimes seen as an autoimmune disorder. Synonym: lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis | <pathology> A form of pneumonia which is characterised by diffuse interstitial infiltrates and infiltration of lymphocytes into the lung tissue. (27 Sep 1997) |