Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary fibrosis comprise a wide array of inflammatory
and fibrotic lung diseases which are often confusing to general medicine and pulmonary …

Background Although usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) appears to portend better survival
when associated with connective tissue disease (CTD-UIP), little is known about the …

Objectives We propose a novel computational approach for the automated classification of
classic versus atypical usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). Materials and Methods Thirty-three …

A systematic approach is recommended to search for clinical and biological features of
connective tissue disease (CTD) in any patient with interstitial lung disease (ILD). In the …

Rationale: The computed tomography (CT) pattern of definite or probable usual interstitial
pneumonia (UIP) can be diagnostic of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and may obviate the …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the cumulative incidence and the
predictive factors for collagen vascular disease (CVD) in patients initially diagnosed with …

Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) comprise a broad and heterogeneous group of more than
two hundred diseases with common functional characteristics. Their diagnosis and …

Circulating mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) was implicated in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(IPF), but the association between circulating mtDNA levels with clinical parameters in IPF …

Introduction: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of connective tissue
disease (CTD). Although the majority of patients with CTD-ILD are stable or slowly …

Background Studies have demonstrated associations between cytokine gene
polymorphisms and the risk of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). We therefore examined …