Fibrosing lung disorders include a large number of diseases with diverse behaviour.
Patients can die because of the progression of their illness, remain stable or even improve …

Interstitial lung diseases are a group of diffuse parenchymal lung disorders associated with
substantial morbidity and mortality. Knowledge achieved in recent years has resulted in the …

Abstract Background Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are disorders of the lung parenchyma.
The pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and prognosis of ILDs vary depending on the …

The complex tasks of making a confident diagnosis of a specific form of interstitial lung
disease (ILD) and formulating a patient-centered, personalized management plan in an …

The prognosis and treatment may vary according to the type of ILD and the cause of the
respiratory failure, which must therefore be established before treatment is initiated …

As the diagnostic assessment of the different forms of interstitial lung disease (ILD) is similar,
this study aims to compare age, sex, the functional and broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) …

Abstract Background Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are associated with a high burden of
disease. However, data on the prognostic impact of comorbidities and comorbidity-related …

Though idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is characterized by single-organ involvement,
many comorbid conditions occur within other organ systems. Patients with IPF may present …

Identification and treatment of comorbidities in idiopathic... : Current Opinion in Pulmonary
Medicine Identification and treatment of comorbidities in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fibrosing lung disease with a poor
prognosis. Between 60% and 70% of IPF patients die of IPF; the remaining causes of death …