Relative incidence of interstitial lung diseases in Brazil.
Simone Lobo Krupok MatiasCarlos Alberto de Castro PereiraMaria Raquel SoaresFlávia Castro Velasco FernandesMaria Auxiliadora do Carmo MoreiraFernanda Maciel de Aguiar BaptistaTarciane Aline PrataGediel Cordeiro JuniorEliane Viana MancuzoPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2024)
Our findings show that connective tissue disease-associated ILD is the most common ILD in Brazil, followed by HP. These results highlight the need for close collaboration between pulmonologists and rheumatologists, the importance of detailed questioning of patients in regard with potential exposure to antigens, and the need for public health campaigns to stress the importance of avoiding such exposure.
Keyphrases
- public health
- end stage renal disease
- interstitial lung disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- systemic sclerosis
- patient reported outcomes
- climate change
- immune response
- stress induced
- risk assessment
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- heat stress
- patient reported