pulmonary disorders
Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia
Treatment of Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia
Smoking cessation Sometimes corticosteroids or cytotoxic drugs Smoking Cessation results in clinical improvement in an estimated 75% of patients with desquamative interstitial pneumonia. Patients who do not improve may respond to corticosteroids or cytotoxic drugs. Prognosis is good, with about 70% survival at 10 years ( Treatment reference ). 1.Travis WD, Costabel U, Hansell DM, et al. An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: Update of the international multidisciplinary classification of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias.Am J Respir Crit Care Med2013;188(6):733-748. doi:10.1164/rccm.201308-1483ST 