| DIFP | diffuse interstitial fibrosing pneumonitis; diisopropyl fluorophosphonate |
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| dif-PIPE | diffuse persistent interstitial pulmonary emphysema |
| DILD | diffuse infiltrative lung disease; diffuse interstitial lung disease |
| DIP | desquamative interstitial pneumonitis; diisopropyl phosphate; diisopropylamine; diphtheria; distal i... |
| DIPC | diffuse interstitial pulmonary calcification |
| lymphoid interstitial pneumonia | 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) |
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| 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) |