High prevalence of interstitial lung abnormalities in middle-aged never-smokers

High prevalence of interstitial lung abnormalities in middle-aged never-smokers

Background Interstitial lung abnormalities (ILA) are incidental findings on chest computed tomography (CT). These patterns can present at an early stage of fibrotic lung disease. Our aim was to estimate the prevalence of ILA in the Swedish population, in particular in never-smokers, and find out its...

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Main Authors: Ida Pesonen, Fredrik Johansson, Åse Johnsson, Anders Blomberg, Marianne Boijsen, John Brandberg, Kerstin Cederlund, Arne Egesten, Össur Ingi Emilsson, Jan E. Engvall, Andreas Frølich, Emil Hagström, Eva Lindberg, Andrei Malinovschi, Nikolai Stenfors, Eva Swahn, Hanan Tanash, Raquel Themudo, Kjell Torén, Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren, Per Wollmer, Suneela Zaigham, Carl Johan Östgren, C. Magnus Sköld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Respiratory Society 2023-09-01
Series:ERJ Open Research
Online Access:http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/9/5/00035-2023.full

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