Table 2

 Diagnoses of the patients with DPLD

DiagnosisNo (%)
IPF, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; AIP, acute interstitial pneumonia; NSIP, non-specific interstitial pneumonia; COP, cryptogenic organising pneumonia; LIP, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia; DIP, desquamative interstitial pneumonia; RB-ILD, respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease.
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IPF: 14, AIP: 1, NSIP: 1, COP: 5, LIP: 1, DIP: 1, RB-ILD: 1)24 (55)
Sarcoidosis9 (21)
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis 4 (9)
Histiocytosis X2 (4.6)
Ankylosing spondylitis + pulmonary involvement1 (2.3)
Antracosis1 (2.3)
Pneumoconiosis1 (2.3)
Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis1 (2.3)
Total43 (100)