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A Case of Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia
Ho Young Lee, Hwang Min Kim, Mee Kyung Namgoong, Jong Soo Kim, Soon Hee Jung, Dong Jin Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(4):572-577.   Published online April 15, 1997
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia(LIP) is an uncommon process in childhood, and is characterized by interstitial accumulation of mature lymphocytes, plasma cells and reticuloendothelial cells. LIP is believed to have autoimmune or immunologic pathogenesis, because it is frequently associated with acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Epstein-Barr virus infection, common variable immunodeficiency. The patient described in this report had idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, Evans syndrome...