Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia Associated with Primary Sjogren's Syndrome: A Case Report.
10.4046/trd.2010.69.5.375
- Author:
Sang Il MO
1
;
Hyeok Gyu LEE
;
A Ra CHO
;
Hye Kyoung CHUNG
;
Ho Sung LEE
;
Jae Sung CHOI
;
Ki Hyun SEO
;
Seong Su NAH
;
Yong Hoon KIM
;
Ju Ock NA
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. Juokna@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sjogren's Syndrome;
Lung Diseases, Interstitial;
Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia
- MeSH:
Adult;
Biopsy;
Cough;
HIV;
Humans;
Korea;
Lip;
Lung;
Lung Diseases, Interstitial;
Sjogren's Syndrome;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted;
Thorax
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2010;69(5):375-380
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP) is a rare benign lymphoproliferative interstitial lung disease. LIP has been associated with autoimmune disorders, HIV, viral infections, and so on. Once underlying systemic diseases have been excluded, a diagnosis of idiopathic LIP can be made. Although 6 cases of pathologically confirmed LIP have occurred in Korea, thus far none has been associated with primary Sjogren's syndrome. A 44-year-old man was admitted to hospital due to a dry cough and dypsnea on exertion that had been ongoing for 2 months. A chest radiography showed multiple and variable-sized cystic lesions, on both lungs and both interstitial infiltration and consolidation in both lower lung fields. Tests for autoantibody showed positive results of anti-nuclear antibody and anti-Ro/La antibody. The patient underwent a video assisted thoracoscopic surgery biopsy and pathologically confirmed LIP. We report the first known case of LIP-associated with primary Sjogren's syndrome in Korea.
