Classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs)
In this short video I present the 2013 ATS/ERS classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs). IIPs are interstitial lung diseases where the cause is not known. The best known IIP is idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), although there are a few others.
It tends to get complicated when the entire classification consists of an alphabet soup of various acronyms: NSIP, RB-ILD, COP, PPFE etc. Unfortunately, this is confusing for clinicians but mostly for patients.
It’s probably important to at least be aware of this classification and to recognize that these acronyms are actually distinct conditions within the spectrum of interstitial lung diseases! In other posts I will aim to discuss these conditions in much more detail, here we just start by naming (and shaming?) them:
The 2013 classification of IIPs*
Highly recommended to read the actual ATS/ERS statement:
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 Med. 2013;188(6):733-748. doi:10.1164/rccm.201308-1483ST
