Heterogeneity of incidence and outcome of acute exacerbation in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

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Authors

Toru Arai · National Kinki Chuo Hospital for Chest Disease

Tomoko Kagawa · National Kinki Chuo Hospital for Chest Disease

Yumiko Sasaki · National Kinki Chuo Hospital for Chest Disease

Reiko Sugawara · National Kinki Chuo Hospital for Chest Disease

Chikatoshi Sugimoto · National Kinki Chuo Hospital for Chest Disease

Kazunobu Tachibana · National Kinki Chuo Hospital for Chest Disease

Abstract

Although AE occurred significantly less frequently in IIP with possible UIP and inconsistent with UIP HRCT patterns than in IPF, the prognosis of AE-IIP with possible UIP HRCT patterns might be worse than that of AE-IPF.

Topics & Keywords

Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Respiratory and Cough-Related Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Respirology

Volume 21, Issue 8, pp. 1431-1437

DOI: 10.1111/resp.12862

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