See Also: Usual interstitial pneumonia of Liebow(medicine)
Interstitial pneumonia(medicine)
acute interstitial pneumonia(medicine)
lymphoid interstitial pneumonia(medicine)
lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia(medicine)
desquamative interstitial pneumonia(medicine)
interstitial giant cell pneumonia(medicine)
pneumonia, progressive interstitial, of sheep(medicine)
pneumonia, atypical interstitial, of cattle(medicine)
interstitial plasma cell pneumonia(medicine)

Usual interstitial pneumonia of Liebow (medicine)


usual interstitial pneumonia of Liebow


A progressive inflammatory condition starting with diffuse alveolar damage and resulting in fibrosis and honeycombing over a variable time period; also a common feature of collagen-vascular diseases.

Synonym: fibrosing alveolitis, Hamman-Rich syndrome, idiopathic interstitial fibrosis.