Background Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) is a research classification proposed by the European Respiratory Society and American Thoracic Society Task Force for those patients ...

progressive interstitial lung disease of unknown cause characterized by scarring (fibrosis) of the lung tissue, leading to a gradual decline in lung function. The pathophysiology involves repeated ...

unipd.it Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), which can arise from a broad spectrum of distinct aetiologies, can manifest as a pulmonary complication of an underlying autoimmune and connective tissue ...

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic fibrotic interstitial lung disease (ILD) of unknown etiology, characterized by increasing incidence and intricate pathogenesis. Current FDA-approved ...

1 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hua Shan Hospital, Affiliated with Fudan University, Shanghai, China 2 School of Integrative Medicine, Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese ...