Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a non-neoplastic pulmonary disease that is
characterized by the formation of scar tissue within the lungs in the absence of any known …

Background: This guideline addresses the diagnosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). It
represents a collaborative effort among the American Thoracic Society, Japanese …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), the most common and lethal of the idiopathic interstitial
pneumonias, is defined by a radiological and/or pathological pattern of usual interstitial …

Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic interstitial lung disease of unknown
etiology; its epidemiology in the United States has not been well characterized. Objective: To …

1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 An overview of the ILD guideline Since the publication of the first
BTS guidelines for diffuse lung disease nearly 10years ago, 1 the specialty has seen …

Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) are histopathologically classified into several types,
including usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP), nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) and …

Rationale: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
(IIPs) have similar clinical and radiographic features, but their histopathology, response to …

BACKGROUND: Current guidelines recommend surgical lung biopsy for diagnosis of
interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) in selected patients. To shed light on the risk–benefit ratio for …

Background and objective Multidisciplinary discussions (MDDs) have been shown to
improve diagnostic accuracy in interstitial lung disease (ILD) diagnosis. However, their …

Background Surgical lung biopsy (SLB) is invasive and not possible in all patients with
undiagnosed interstitial lung disease (ILD). We hypothesized that transbronchial biopsy …