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Alternate Name(s): Idiopathic diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis; IPF; Pulmonary fibrosis; Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis; CFA; Fibrosing alveolitis; Usual interstitial pneumonitis; UIP ...... Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis involves scarring or thickening of tissues deep in the lung without a known cause.
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Usual interstitial pneumonitis, also called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, is the most common of the idiopathic interstitial lung diseases. Because usual interstitial pneumonitis develops in patches, some areas of the lungs are normal, others are inflamed and still others are marked by scar tissue.
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Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is a distinct histological lesion observed in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), but can be found in other etiologies. ... Vourlekis JS, Brown KK, Cool CD, et al. Acute interstitial pneumonitis: case series and review of the literature. Medicine 2000;79:369-378...
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www.medscape.com/viewarticle/410887
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Keywords: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, mortality, usual interstitial pneumonia ... In conclusion, patients with usual interstitial pneumonia of the idiopathic type, who present with atypical features, may be at higher risk for death following surgical biopsy than patients presenting with more typical features or...
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Because interstitial lung disease has a number of causes (most of which are not related to infection), the term "interstitial pneumonitis" is occasionally used to refer to the inflammation that occurs in the absence of true infection. ... usual interstitial pneumonitis (UIP),
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Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP) is a specific term used by lung pathologists as one of several interstitial pneumonias (the interstitium is a word used for the cellular support structures of the lung). UIP is the most common type of inte...
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The Elusive Goal of Therapy for Usual Interstitial Pneumoni ... Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, defined pathologically as usual interstitial pneumonia, is a fatal disease that occurs most commonly among persons who are 60 years of age or older and in otherwise good health.
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - Overview, Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is scarring or thickening of the lungs without a known cause. ... Idiopathic diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis; IPF; Pulmonary fibrosis; Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis; CFA; Fibrosing alveolitis; Usual interstitial pneumonitis; UI...
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