Question 2342

Question contributed by Amanda Er ◉

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Which of the following about usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is FALSE?

any fibrotic lung disease with a honeycombing appearance should be reported as "typical UIP"

distribution is often patchy, with interspersed regions of normal peripheral lung

distribution is predominantly in the lower zone of the lungs

there is frequently a heterogeneous degree of coarseness, with both early fibrotic changes and end-stage fibrosis represented in the same patient