<unk>  refers to a form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia associated with smoking.
It is a histological finding, not a pathological description. When associated with<unk> , it is known as<unk><unk> -associated interstitial lung<unk> " or "RB-ILD".
The appearance is similar to desquamative interstitial pneumonia, and some have suggested that the two conditions are caused by the same processes.
Respiratory bronchiolitis-interstitial lung disease
Alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency pathophysiology
Farmer's lung pathophysiology
Adult bronchiolitis
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia causes
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis risk factors
Post pneumonectomy syndrome
CMV pneumonitis