[Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: profiles of the subsets, and prognosis].
Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP) comprises diseases with different clinical courses and different histopathologic characteristics. Clinical differential diagnosis and differentiation based on histopathologic characteristics reflecting inflammatory lung injuries and fibrosis are used to classify the pneumonia and to decide on management. Corticosteroids and immunosuppressants are given, but knowing the correct indications, timing, and duration of therapy depends on knowledge of the natural course of the diseases and on long-term observation of the clinical courses. We compared the clinical profiles, prognoses, and histopathologic characteristics of subsets of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, and therapeutic approaches based on their pathophysiological differences.
Nagai
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Chest Disease Research Institute, Kyoto University.
Kitaichi
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Izumi
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D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D013256:Steroids
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D013256:Steroids