Update on interstitial lung diseases

Interstitial lung diseases are a broad, diverse, challenging group of diseases, most of them chronic whose prognosis is not good. In the last two decades there have been considerable advances in the knowledge of the epidemiology, pathological and genetic bases and treatment of several of these disea...

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Published inRevista medíca de Chile Vol. 147; no. 11; p. 1458
Main Authors Salinas, Mauricio, Florenzano, Matías, Wolff, Verónica, Rodríguez, Juan Carlos, Valenzuela, Hugo, Fernández, Cristina, Undurraga, Álvaro
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Chile 01.11.2019
Subjects
Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic - diagnosis
Connective Tissue Diseases - diagnosis
Diagnosis, Differential
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Interstitial - classification
Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnosis
Prognosis
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Summary:Interstitial lung diseases are a broad, diverse, challenging group of diseases, most of them chronic whose prognosis is not good. In the last two decades there have been considerable advances in the knowledge of the epidemiology, pathological and genetic bases and treatment of several of these diseases. This article summarizes and presents updated information about their classification, new knowledge on genetics and treatments in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, advances in the diagnosis and management of hypersensitivity pneumonitis and a review of the broad spectrum of interstitial diseases associated with connective tissue diseases. Several clinical trials are currently underway whose results will be available in the coming years and will provide more information and tools to improve the treatment of these patients.
ISSN:0717-6163
DOI:10.4067/s0034-98872019001101458