Transbronchial biopsy is useful in predicting UIP pattern

Respiratory Research

Table 2 Transbronchial lung biopsy analysis in non-UIP ILD Cases

	Total number of cases	PATHOLOGIST #1 diagnostic cases	PATHOLOGIST #2 diagnostic cases
non-UIP cases, N (%)	24	4 (16)	3 (12.5)
NSIP, N (%)	6	1 (16)	2 (33)
DIP, N (%)	2	1 (50)	0
Chronic HP, N (%)	2	0	0
LCH, N (%)	2	0	0
Fibrotic OP, N (%)	2	1 (50)	0
Bronchiolitis, N (%)	2	0	0
Fibrotic sarcoid, N (%)	2	0	0
Chronic granulomatosis NOS, N (%)	3	1 (33)	1 (33)
Lipoid pneumonia, N (%)	2	0	0
PAH, N (%)	1	0	0

Definitions of abbreviations: HP hypersensitivity pneumonia, OP organizing pneumonia, DIP desquamative interstitial pneumonia, NOS not otherwise specified, LCH Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis, PAH primary pulmonary hypertension.

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