This document discusses interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) and idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs). It describes the pulmonary interstitium and different subdivisions. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by a usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern on histology with honeycombing and fibroblastic foci. Other IIPs include nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP), cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP), and lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP). Accurate IIP diagnosis requires a multidisciplinary approach including pulmonologists, radiologists and pathologists given limitations of