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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive lung disease characterized by
progressive lung scarring and the histological picture of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). It …

This Review provides an updated approach to the diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(IPF), based on a systematic search of the medical literature and the expert opinion of …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a prototype of chronic, progressive, and fibrotic lung disease.
Healthy tissue is replaced by altered extracellular matrix and alveolar architecture is …

Background Transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) is a novel technique for sampling lung
tissue for interstitial lung disease diagnosis. The aim of this study was to establish the …

Awareness of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) as a unique disease entity dates back to the
18th century (1). Since then, numerous inciting agents have been attributed to inducing HP …

Rationale: The diagnostic concordance between transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC)—
versus surgical lung biopsy (SLB) as the current gold standard—in interstitial lung disease …

Background Standardization of trans-bronchial lung cryobiopsy in diffuse parenchymal lung
diseases is imminent; however, the majority of published series on cryobiopsy include a …

Rationale: Current diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (cHP) involves
considering a combination of clinical, radiological, and pathological information in …

Hypersensitivity pneumonia (HP) is an interstitial lung disease (ILD) caused by sensitization
to an inhaled antigen. Although the reported inciting antigens are numerous, most are …