Sex-Based Differences in Interstitial Lung Disease

• Published in: The American journal of the medical sciences Vol. 360; no. 5; p. 467
• Main Authors: Pandit, Pooja, Perez, Rafael L, Roman, Jesse
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Female; Humans; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - physiopathology; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnostic imaging; Lung Diseases, Interstitial - physiopathology; Male; Sarcoidosis; Sex Characteristics; Connective tissue disorders; Sarcoidosis; Interstitial lung disease; Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; Sex

Interstitial lung diseases comprise a family of progressive pulmonary disorders that are often idiopathic or associated with various systemic diseases and that is characterized by bilateral lung involvement with inflammation and tissue remodeling or fibrosis. The impact of sex, including the anatomi...