DIP (pneumonia intersticial descamativa): como quadro do pulmão do tabaco – apresentação de um caso

ABSTRACTDIP (Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia) is an interstitial lung disease with diffuse and uniform accumulation of alveolar macrophages. There is a strong association with tobacco since 90% of the patients are smokers. The interstitial lung diseases related to tobacco are diverse and include tumours, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, RBILD (Respiratory Bronchilites associated Interstitial Lung Disease), DIP and Langerhans Cell Histiocitosis. The authors present a case of DIP. A brief theorycal revision and discussion of a case is made facing the association with tobacco.REV PORT PNEUMOL 2004; X (5):431-43