usual interstitial pneumonia of Liebow


u·su·al in·ter·sti·tial pneu·mo·ni·a of Lie·bow (UIP),

a progressive inflammatory condition starting with diffuse alveolar damage and resulting in fibrosis and honeycombing over a variable time period; also a common feature of collagen-vascular diseases.

u·su·al in·ter·sti·tial pneu·mo·ni·a of Lie·bow

(yū'zhū-ăl in'tĕr-stish'ăl nū-mō'nē-ă lē'bō) A progressive inflammatory condition starting with diffuse alveolar damage and resulting in fibrosis and honeycombing over a variable time period; also a common feature of collagen-vascular diseases.

Hamman,

Louis, U.S. physician, 1877-1946. Hamman crunchHamman disease - Synonym(s): Hamman syndromeHamman murmur - Synonym(s): Hamman signHamman sign - a crunching, rasping sound, synchronous with heartbeat, heard over the precordium and sometimes at a distance from the chest in mediastinal emphysema. Synonym(s): Hamman murmurHamman syndrome - spontaneous mediastinal emphysema, resulting from rupture of alveoli. Synonym(s): Hamman diseaseHamman-Rich syndrome - Synonym(s): usual interstitial pneumonia of Liebow

Liebow,

Averill A., Austrian-U.S. pulmonary pathologist, 1911-1978. usual interstitial pneumonia of Liebow - a progressive inflammatory condition of the lung. Synonym(s): fibrosing alveolitis; Hamman-Rich syndrome; idiopathic interstitial fibrosis

Rich,

Arnold R., U.S. pathologist, 1893-1968. Hamman-Rich syndrome - Synonym(s): usual interstitial pneumonia of Liebow