Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is a histopathologic and radiologic pattern of interstitial lung disease, which is the hallmark pattern for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

What does UIP mean in medical terms?

Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) Respiratory bronchiolitis-interstitial lung disease (RB-ILD)

What causes UIP?

Examples of known causes of UIP include connective tissue diseases (primarily rheumatoid arthritis), drug toxicity, chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis, asbestosis and Hermansky–Pudlak syndrome.