Verhandelingen - Koninklijke Academie voor Geneeskunde van België
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Verh. K. Acad. Geneeskd. Belg. · Jan 2003
ReviewNew classifications and concepts of pathogenesis and management of diffuse interstitial lung diseases.
The diffuse interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a very complex group of disorders, of which more than 200 specific disease entities are known. All ILD are characterized by a homogenous or heterogenous affection of the lung parenchyma. ⋯ More specifically much research has been carried out on the important group of "idiopathic interstitial pneumonias" (IIP) and in particular on "idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis" (IPF). Recently several international consensus reports have been published with guidelines on the histologic and clinical definitions and on the classification and the diagnostic-therapeutic management.