In the latest issue of The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, Ganesh Raghu and colleagues report the prevalence of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) in the United States in 2011 (494.5 cases/100,000 people,…
In recent years, the incidence of idiopathic interstitial lung fibrosis (now called idiopathic interstitial pneumonia) has tended to increase, firstly, because of atmospheric pollution, the increase in smokers, the rampant…
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common type of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia with progressive disease, a poor prognosis, and numerous comorbidities, such as lung cancer, during the course of…
The results of a clinical trial on IPF treatment drugs published in the New England Journal in May this year give a ray of hope for the treatment of IPF.…
Chinese Medical Association, Respiratory Disease BranchConceptIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic inflammatory interstitial lung disease of unknown origin characterized by generalized interstitial pneumonia (UIP) with diffuse alveolitis, structural disorders…
Interstitial lung disease is a disease in which inflammatory infiltration and fibrotic repair of the interstitium surrounding the alveolar wall and pulmonary vessels occurs. The lesions are diffusely distributed because…
Diffuse interstitial lung fibrosis is an inflammatory disease of the interstitial lung caused by a variety of causes. The lesions mainly involve the interstitial lung, but can also involve alveolar…