N-acetylcysteine exposure is associated with improved survival in anti-nuclear antibody seropositive patients with usual interstitial pneumonia

N-acetylcysteine exposure is associated with improved survival in anti-nuclear antibody seropositive patients with usual interstitial pneumonia

Abstract Background Mortality is similarly high among individuals with usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF). Circulating anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) are commonly found in this patient population, su...

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Main Authors: Justin M. Oldham, Leah J. Witt, Ayodeji Adegunsoye, Jonathan H. Chung, Cathryn Lee, Scully Hsu, Lena W. Chen, Aliya Husain, Steven Montner, Rekha Vij, Mary E. Strek, Imre Noth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Interstitial lung disease
Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features
Anti-nuclear autoantibody
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0599-3

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