title: Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis. A study of an indigenous African population.
abstract: Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA) has not been described previously in any large group of indigenous African patients. This was a retrospective study of 46 such patients diagnosed as having CFA during a 73-month period. The clinical spectrum of illness was similar to that of other groups studied worldwide. Cigarette smoking was associated with a poorer outcome and is a potentially preventable cause of deterioration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Hillbrow Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feldman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kallenbach
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zwi
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones