Asymmetry in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Asymmetry in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Acute exacerbation (AE) of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) results in poor survival. The objective of the present study was to elucidate the impact of asymmetrical ground-glass opacity (GGO) and/or consolidation on outcomes in patients with AE-IPF. The cases of 59 consecutive patients with AE-IP...

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Main Authors: Akihiko Sokai, Kiminobu Tanizawa, Tomohiro Handa, Takeshi Kubo, Seishu Hashimoto, Kohei Ikezoe, Yoshinari Nakatsuka, Kensaku Aihara, Yoshio Taguchi, Shigeo Muro, Toru Oga, Sonoko Nagai, Takateru Izumi, Toyohiro Hirai, Kazuo Chin, Michiaki Mishima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2017-04-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/3/2/00036-2016.full

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