Clinical behaviour of patients exposed to organic dust and diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
De Sadeleer LaurensStijn E VerledenEls De DyckerJonas YserbytJohny A VerschakelenEric K VerbekenBenoit NemeryGeert M VerledenFrederik HermansBart M VanaudenaerdeWim A WuytsPublished in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2018)
Group B patients experienced a better outcome compared with (non-exposed) IPF patients, although worse compared with CHP patients. Antifibrotic treatment in group B resulted in a similar beneficial effect compared with group A. Further research is needed to ascertain the diagnostic designation in this exposed usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) patient group without other CHP features.