Diffuse Alveolar Damage: A Common Phenomenon in Progressive Interstitial Lung Disorders

Table 4

Associations of DAD with interstitial lung diseases and severe lung reactions (reference number in parentheses).

AIP	[28]
AE of IPF	[33, 35, 44]
AE of NSIP	[39]
AE of CVD associated UIP and NSIP	[39]
AE of allergic alveolitis	[52]
ARDS	[75, 76]
- Infections
- Organ or stem cell transplantation
- Drug reaction
- Radiation therapy
Viral lung infections	[79]
- SARS	[80, 81]
- H1N1-influenza A	[83]

AE: acute exacerbation
UIP: usual interstitial pneumonia
IPF: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia
CVD: collagen vascular disease.