Differential diagnosis of usual interstitial pneumonia: when is it truly idiopathic?
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most common and lethal of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, is defined by a radiological and/or pathological pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). However, UIP is not synonymous with IPF as other clinical conditions may be associated with UIP,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2014-09-01
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Series: | European Respiratory Review |
Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/23/133/308.full.pdf+html |