Treatment with antifibrotic agents in idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis with usual interstitial pneumonia
Background There are no established therapeutic options available for idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) apart from supportive care and lung transplantation. Furthermore, it is known that IPPFE with a usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern and lower lobe predominance is a diseas...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2021-03-01
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Series: | ERJ Open Research |
Online Access: | http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/7/1/00196-2020.full |