New perspectives on interstitial lung disease.
Pulmonologists, pulmonary pathologists, and radiologists disagree about the pathogenesis, manifestations, and prognosis of the diseases included as "interstitial." The author attempts to place the current understanding of the interstitial diseases in a usable perspective centered on the abnormal chest roentgenogram. Special consideration is given to the progression of several types of interstitial pneumonitis to end-stage lung disease.
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