Abstract

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common interstitial lung disease which is prevalently diagnosed in older patients. The last decade, significant change took place not only in diagnostic approach to IPF, but also in definition of this disease. Recent data on epidemiology of IPF are described in this article, results of new studies on pathogenesis, natural course of IPF, comorbidity and principal approaches to diagnosis are discussed.

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