Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis. A review of clinical, radiological, and pathological characteristics

F Chua, SR Desai, AG Nicholson… - Annals of the …, 2019 - atsjournals.org
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is an unusual pulmonary disease with unique
clinical, radiological, and pathological characteristics. Designated a rare idiopathic …

Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: a spectrum of histopathological and imaging phenotypes

TL Reddy, M Tominaga, DM Hansell… - European …, 2012 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare condition characterised by predominantly
upper lobe pleural and subjacent parenchymal fibrosis, the latter being intra-alveolar with …

High resolution CT and histological findings in idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: features and differential diagnosis

S Piciucchi, S Tomassetti, G Casoni, N Sverzellati… - Respiratory …, 2011 - Springer
Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is a recently described clinical-
pathologic entity characterized by pleural and subpleural parenchymal fibrosis, mainly in the …

Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: its clinical characteristics

K Watanabe - Current respiratory medicine reviews, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a rare pulmonary fibrosis that is clinically
characterized by upperlobe predominant fibrosis. PPFE is a slowly progressive disorder and …

[HTML][HTML] Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: an unrecognized or misdiagnosed entity?

CD Becker, J Gil, ML Padilla - Modern Pathology, 2008 - Elsevier
Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis is a rare recently described entity likely to be
under-and misdiagnosed, as awareness of this entity is not yet widespread. We report two …

Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: its pathological characteristics

JH von der Thusen - Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) is a distinct pattern of pulmonary fibrosis which
often runs a rapidly progressive course with a poor prognosis, and it is likely to be …

Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis

M Bonifazi, MA Montero, EA Renzoni - Current Pulmonology Reports, 2017 - Springer
Purpose of the review Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is a rare fibrosing
lung disease, affecting the visceral pleura and the subpleural parenchyma with an upper …

Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: description of a novel clinicopathologic entity

SK Frankel, CD Cool, DA Lynch, KK Brown - Chest, 2004 - Elsevier
Between 1996 and 2001, we identified five cases of a unique idiopathic pleuroparenchymal
lung disease characterized by a clinical presentation suggestive of a chronic idiopathic …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical diagnosis of idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: a retrospective multicenter study

Y Enomoto, Y Nakamura, Y Satake, H Sumikawa… - Respiratory …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Although the accurate diagnosis of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE)
requires pathologic evaluation, this diagnosis is often suggested when the radiologic …

Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: consideration of a clinicopathological entity in a series of Japanese patients

H Kusagaya, Y Nakamura, M Kono, Y Kaida… - BMC Pulmonary …, 2012 - Springer
Background Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is a recently reported
group of disorders characterized by fibrotic thickening of the pleural and subpleural …