PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Kirk D. Jones
TI  - Unclassifiable interstitial lung disease: a pathologist's perspective
AID  - 10.1183/16000617.0132-2017
DP  - 2018 Mar 31
TA  - European Respiratory Review
PG  - 170132
VI  - 27
IP  - 147
4099  - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/27/147/170132.short
4100  - http://err.ersjournals.com/content/27/147/170132.full
SO  - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY REVIEW2018 Mar 31; 27
AB  - Classifying pulmonary fibrotic disease into various diagnostic categories provides the clinician with expectations for both prognosis and proper treatment. Despite years of experience with histological, radiological and clinical guidelines, a group of patients remains with unclassifiable interstitial lung disease. In this article, the possible barriers to classification will be explored, and some strategies will be discussed to aid in overcoming these barriers.What are the sources of unclassifiable interstitial fibrosis? What factors prevent a definitive diagnosis? http://ow.ly/PMY530iUCCY