Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia overlaps organizing pneumonia in lung-dominant connective tissue disease

Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2015 Sep 1;8(9):11230-5. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

Here, we reported two cases of nonspecific interstitial pneumonia overlap organizing pneumonia (NSIP/OP) with lung-dominant connective tissue disease (LD-ILD). The first case is a patient with hands of chapped skin, right-sided pleuritic chest discomfort, weakness, positive ANA and antibodies to Ro/SS-A (+++) and Ro-52 (++). In the second case, there were Reynaud's disease, and nucleolus-ANA increased (1:800). Chest high resolution CT scan in both cases showed ground-glass opacifications, predominantly in basal and subpleural region and the pathologic manifestation were correlated with NSIP/OP, which were previously discovered in Sjogren syndrome, PM/DM and other rheumatic diseases. The two cases of NSIP/OP with LD-CTD we reported expand disease spectrum of NSIP/OP pathological types in ILD. However, it is necessary to process large-scale studies.

Keywords: Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia; lung-dominant connective tissue disease; organizing pneumonia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / drug therapy
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / pathology*
  • Connective Tissue Diseases / physiopathology
  • Female
  • Forced Expiratory Volume
  • Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / drug effects
  • Lung / pathology*
  • Lung / physiopathology
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / drug therapy
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / pathology*
  • Lung Diseases, Interstitial / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
  • Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vital Capacity
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Methylprednisolone