Interstitial lung disease in connective tissue disorders |
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Authors: | Aryeh Fischer Roland du Bois |
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Affiliation: | Division of Rheumatology and Interstitial Lung Disease Program, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA. |
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Abstract: | Some of the most pressing challenges associated with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are how best to define, diagnose, and treat connective tissue disease-associated ILD (CTD-ILD)--disorders with potentially substantial morbidity and mortality. In this focused review, we address aspects of prognosis for CTD-ILD and what indices might predict outcome, together with lessons that can be learnt from clinical trials of systemic sclerosis-associated ILD and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and how these lessons might be applied to future studies of CTD-ILD. |
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