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Imaging Features of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Published on: June 16, 2020
[Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: profiles of the subsets, and prognosis]
1Chest Disease Research Institute, Kyoto University.
Abstract:
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) comprises diseases with different clinical courses and different histopathologic characteristics. Clinical differential diagnosis and differentiation based on histopathologic characteristics reflecting inflammatory lung injuries and fibrosis are used to classify the pneumonia and to decide on management. Corticosteroids and immunosuppressants are given, but knowing the correct indications, timing, and duration of therapy depends on knowledge of the natural course of the diseases and on long-term observation of the clinical courses. We compared the clinical profiles, prognoses, and histopathologic characteristics of subsets of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, and therapeutic approaches based on their pathophysiological differences.
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