title: Management of fibrosing alveolitis.
abstract: Fibrosing alveolitis kills half of those who suffer from it within 5 years of diagnosis. Its incidence appears to be increasing and the response to treatment is disappointing. This article explores the reasons why the response to treatment is poor and ways in which new approaches to treatment might be developed.
authors.affiliation: Royal Brompton National Heart and Lung Hospital, London.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: du Bois
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality