作者
Gianluca Sambataro, Domenico Sambataro, Sebastiano Emanuele Torrisi, Ada Vancheri, Michele Colaci, Mauro Pavone, Francesca Pignataro, Nicoletta Del Papa, Stefano Palmucci, Carlo Vancheri
发表日期
2019/4/1
期刊
Respiratory medicine
卷号
150
页码范围
154-160
出版商
WB Saunders
简介
Background
The term Interstitial Pneumonia with Autoimmune Features (IPAF) describes patients with Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs) and clinical or serological features of autoimmune diseases insufficient to reach a specific classification of a Connective Tissue Disease (CTD). Currently, retrospective studies on IPAF patients have proven to be heterogeneous in general characteristics, outcomes and High-Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) pattern. This study aims to describe for the first time the clinical, serological and radiological features of a prospective cohort of IPAF patients. This cohort is then compared to a group of patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
Material and methods
From 626 consecutive ILD patients evaluated, 45 IPAF and a comparison cohort of 143 IPF patients were enrolled. All patients underwent clinical assessment with rheumatologic and respiratory evaluation, HRCT …
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