A form of pneumonia that involves the lower lobes (of the lungs) with extensive alveolar infiltration by mature lymphocytes, plasma cells and histiocytes. LIP is associated with AIDS, dysproteinemia and other conditions. See also Alveolar; Lymphocyte; Macrophage.
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