title: Challenges in IPF diagnosis, current management and future perspectives: Patient case 2.
abstract: PATIENT PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS: The patient is a 73-year-old male retired house painter and ex-smoker who was admitted to the respiratory medicine department of a district hospital in Greece due to the presence of streaks of blood in his sputum. His past medical history included coronary artery disease, arterial hypertension and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). A high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) was performed which showed enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes with evidence of fibrosis.
authors.affiliation: Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Royal Brompton Hospital and National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK. redazione@mattioli1885.com.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Margaritopoulos
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D003875:Drug Eruptions / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D011728:Pyridones / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D011728:Pyridones; C093844:pirfenidone