Abstract
PURPOSE: The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP), and cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) are an important subset of the broader category of interstitial lung diseases. Among these, IPF and NSIP have provoked the most debate and discussion, because patients with NSIP that clinically mimics IPF have a better prognosis than patients with IPF and respond to immunosuppressive treatment. Thus it is important to differentiate between IPF and NSIP.
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