Poorer Prognosis of Idiopathic Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis Compared with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Advanced Stage

Objective. Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is a rare disease characterized by predominant upper lobe pulmonary fibrosis of unknown etiology. However, the prognosis of IPPFE has not been discussed. We investigated the clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of IPPFE and id...

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Main Authors: Makoto Shioya, Mitsuo Otsuka, Gen Yamada, Yasuaki Umeda, Kimiyuki Ikeda, Hirotaka Nishikiori, Koji Kuronuma, Hirofumi Chiba, Hiroki Takahashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6043053
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