Radiological pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis-like lesion in idiopathic interstitial pneumonias.
Tomoyuki FujisawaYasuoki HoriikeRyoko EgashiraHiromitsu SumikawaTae IwasawaShoichiro MatsushitaHiroaki SugiuraKensuke KataokaMikiko HashisakoHideki YasuiHironao HozumiMasato KarayamaYuzo SuzukiKazuki FuruhashiNoriyuki EnomotoYutaro NakamuraNaoki InuiTakafumi SudaPublished in: Respiratory research (2021)
Radiological PPFE-like lesion is a condition that could exist in IIPs, mainly in IPF and unclassifiable IIPs. Importantly, the radiological PPFE-like lesion is a non-invasive marker to predict poor outcome in patients with IIPs, which should be carefully considered in clinical practice.
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