Abstract
Focusing on diffuse (interstitial) lung disease: a rapidly evolving field.
Highlights
The diffuse lung diseases have attracted an unprecedented level of interest over the past 5 years
Statements from the American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society committees on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), sarcoidosis and the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias, and from the British Thoracic Society on diffuse parenchymal lung diseases [1,2,3] have defined the phenotype of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias more tightly than was previously the case
At least seven studies of IPF therapy have been completed, are proceeding or are at the planning stages. In this series of articles in volume 3 of Respiratory Research, we address a number of key areas of development, with a specific focus on genetic predisposition and the fibrogenesis versus inflammation debate in IPF
Summary
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: diagnosis and treatment. International consensus statement. American Thoracic Society (ATS), and the European Respiratory Society (ERS). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000, 161:646-664. 2. The diagnosis, assessment and treatment of diffuse parenchymal lung disease in adults. Thorax 1999, 54(suppl 1): S1-S28.
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