Interpretation of autoantibody positivity in interstitial lung disease and lung-dominant connective tissue disease
The initial evaluation of patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) primarily involves a comprehensive, active search for the cause. Autoantibody assays, which can suggest the presence of a rheumatic disease, are routinely performed at various referral centers. When interstitial lung involvement...
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| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132013000600728&lng=en&tlng=en |