Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a specific form of chronic interstitial lung pneumonia
associated with the histologic pattern of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). Although UIP is a …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is generally defined as a progressive, fibrosing
inflammatory disease of the lung parenchyma of unknown cause. It is characterized by …

Despite improvements in the diagnostic approach to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in
recent years, the pathogenesis remains poorly understood. IPF is a clinical, physiologic …

Although poorly understood, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is the most common of the
idiopathic interstitial lung diseases. Its etiology is unknown, but how this fibrotic process …

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic fibrosing lung disease limited to the lungs
and associated with the histologic appearance of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) on …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic fibrosing interstitial lung disease of unknown
cause that is characterized clinically by progressive dyspnea, reduced lung volumes, and …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common type of idiopathic interstitial
pneumonia and has a dismal prognosis. Median age at IPF onset is 60-70 years and it is …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a distinct clinical syndrome of unknowncause
characterized by progressive dyspnea, dry cough, basilar crackles, arestrictive ventilatory …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is only one of a large number of diffuse parenchymal lung
diseases characterized by parenchymal inflammation and fibrosis without any known cause …