Clinical implications of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features diagnostic criteria in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A case control study

Clinical implications of interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features diagnostic criteria in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: A case control study

BackgroundA subgroup of IPF patients can meet IPAF criteria (features suggesting an underlying autoimmune process without fulfilling established criteria for a CTD). This study was aimed to evaluate whether IPAF/IPF patients compared to IPF patients differ in clinical profile, prognosis and disease...

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Main Authors: Sara Tomassetti, Claudia Ravaglia, Silvia Puglisi, Athol U. Wells, Jay H. Ryu, Marcello Bosi, Alessandra Dubini, Sara Piciucchi, Francesco Girelli, Paola Parronchi, Federico Lavorini, Elisabetta Rosi, Valentina Luzzi, Marco Matucci Cerinic, Venerino Poletti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
interstitial lung diseases
interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features
disease behavior
mortality
circulating autoantibodies
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1087485/full

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