… 1 , U Costabel, M Ando, R Baughman, JF Cordier, R du Bois, A Eklund, M Kitaichi, J
Lynch, G Rizzato, C Rose, O Selroos, G Semenzato, OP Sharma …

Rationale: The 2002 American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society classification
of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias identified nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) as a …

This investigation studied the general conditions and prognostic factors of pulmonary
epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (PEH), which is a rare disease. Twenty-one patients were …

Background: In 2002 the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society (ATS/ERS)
classification of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) defined seven specific entities, …

Background: This document provides clinical recommendations for the diagnosis of
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). It represents a collaborative effort between the American …

… to identify or exclude pulmonary infection, especially M. tuberculosis in patients from endemic
areas with a high prevalence of M. tuberculosis, which can progress to death if untreated. …

Despite the considerable progress in the classification of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias
(IIPs), the lack of an international standard has resulted in variable and confusing …

Asthma and atopy show epidemiological association and are biologically linked by T-helper
type 2 (T h 2) cytokine-driven inflammatory mechanisms. IL-4 operates through the IL-4 …

Based on past difficulties in clinically differentiating patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
(IPF), bronchiolitis obliterans-organizing pneumonia (BOOP), and nonspecific interstitial …

Background: To investigate whether the better prognosis of interstitial pneumonias associated
with collagen vascular disease (CVD) compared with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP…