Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

• Other Authors: Lynch, Joseph P. (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Marcel Dekker 2004
• Series: Lung biology in health and disease ; v. 185
• Subjects: Pulmonary Fibrosis > diagnosis; Pulmonary Fibrosis > etiology; Pulmonary Fibrosis > therapy
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A discussion of the epidemiology, clinical features, and differential diagnoses of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Key topics include the role of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis, and current treatment options, including medical therapy and lung transplanta...

Table of Contents:

• pt. I. Epidemiology, clinical features, and differential diagnosis
• pt. II. Pathogenesis and mechanisms
• pt. III. Current and future therapies