The greek root of cryptogenic literally means " of hidden cause " and usually refers to a single specific condition thought to have a single cause that is currently being hunted or at least thought about.
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A term previously used for UIP in the British literature is cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis, a term that has fallen out of favor since the basic underlying pathology is now thought to be fibrosis, not inflammation.
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Some authors have recommended the use of an alternate name, "'cryptogenic organizing pneumonia "'( "'COP "'), to reduce confusion with bronchiolitis obliterans, a distinct and unrelated disease.
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This is sometimes termed " idiopathic epilepsy " . " In this context, cryptogenic sounds made-up because someone couldn't think of the usual word . alteripse 02 : 33, 26 May 2006 ( UTC)
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In other cases, however, treatment of West syndrome is relatively difficult and the results of therapy often dissatisfying; for children with symptomatic and cryptogenic West syndrome, the prognosis is generally not positive, especially when they prove resistant to therapy.
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:: " Cryptogenic " could be interpreted by the educated layman as being a reference to cryptococcus infection, and the diagnosis of AIDS . One of our " Radio Doctors "-a very senior physician-suggested that the word should not be used at the present, to avoid disastrous misunderstandings.
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:: So according to your explanation, would you say that the following instance of'cryptogenic'from the epilepsy article ought to be changed ? " Approximately 50 % of cases are cryptogenic there is no cause for epilepsy that is detectable even with currently state-of-the-art investigations . "-- talk ) 00 : 03, 26 May 2006 ( UTC)
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:: So according to your explanation, would you say that the following instance of'cryptogenic'from the epilepsy article ought to be changed ? " Approximately 50 % of cases are cryptogenic there is no cause for epilepsy that is detectable even with currently state-of-the-art investigations . "-- talk ) 00 : 03, 26 May 2006 ( UTC)
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The major IIPs are grouped into chronic fibrosing IPs ( this includes IPF and non-specific interstitial pneumonia [ NSIP ] ); smoking-related IPs ( i . e . respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease [ RB-ILD ] and desquamative interstitial pneumonia [ DIP ] ); and acute / subacute IPs ( i . e . cryptogenic organizing pneumonia [ COP ] and acute interstitial pneumonia [ AIP ].
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"Cryptogenic ", " idiopathic " and " primary " may all be used in both these senses, but " cryptogenic " is more likely to be used where there is presumed to be a simple cause but this happens to have eluded discovery . " Cryptogenic " is used in this technical sense in the description of epilepsy syndromes ( although the distinction has now been officially abandoned ).
