Polski merkuriusz lekarski : organ Polskiego Towarzystwa Lekarskiego
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Pol. Merkur. Lekarski · Jul 2019
Case ReportsDiagnostic challenges in interstitial lung diseases using the example of microscopic usual interstitial pneumonia image in a patient with the clinical hypothesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis - a case report.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. The high-resolution tomography (HRCT) is highly recommended among patients with suspected IPF. Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is the histopathological and radiological pattern of IPF. IPF is diagnosed if the appropriate combination of HRCT patterns and histopathological patterns are present.