title: Challenges in the classification of fibrotic ILD: Patient case 1.
abstract: PATIENT PRESENTATION AND CLINICAL HISTORY: The patient is a 43-year-old male non-smoker who works as a farmer and cheese-maker. He complained of a dry cough for 6-12 months without fever or other clinical signs. His medical history was unremarkable with no use of drugs or alcohol and no signs of Raynaud's syndrome. In his family history he had two first-degree relatives with pulmonary fibrosis, one of whom also had rheumatoid arthritis.
authors.affiliation: ATTIKON University Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. redazione@mattioli1885.com.
authors.forename: Effrosyni D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Manali
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000145:classification / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016040:Lung Transplantation; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014850:Waiting Lists
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones