title: IPF, comorbidities and management implications: Patient case 1.
abstract: PATIENT PRESENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP: The patient was a 54-year-old man who presented with mild dyspnoea, a persistent cough and "velcro" crackles. He worked as a carpenter and smoked (10 pack-years) until 14 years ago. He had arterial hypertension and suffered a deep vein thrombosis 2 years ago. His lung function was impaired with an FVC of 70% and DLCO of 43%.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Rare and Interstitial Lung Diseases, Pneumology and Respiratory Critical Care Medicine, Thoraxklinik, University of Heidelberg, and Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Germany. redazione@mattioli1885.com.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kreuter
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003371:Cough / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones