Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4204372 | Archivos de Bronconeumología | 2008 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Few large case series have been published. We describe 19 cases registered in Spain: 12 patients with DIP and 7 with RB-ILD. Clinical and radiologic features are described along with clinical course, treatments applied, and outcomes. With the exception of 2 patients with DIP, all were smokers or ex-smokers. Cough and dyspnea were the most common symptoms at onset in both diseases. The most frequent radiologic findings were ground-glass opacity in DIP and pulmonary nodules in BR-ILD. Most patients were treated with corticosteroids. Outcomes were good in general; only 1 patient, with DIP, died.
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Authors
Adolfo Baloira, Antoni Xaubet, Eulogio RodrÃguez Becerra, Ana Dolores Romero, Álvaro Casanova, Julio Ancochea,