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New classifications and concepts of pathogenesis and management of diffuse interstitial lung diseases.
Verhandelingen - Koninklijke Academie voor Geneeskunde van Belgie - 1 Jan 2003
Demedts M, Thomeer M
Abstract excerpt
The diffuse interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a very complex group of disorders, of which more than 200 specific disease entities are known. All ILD are characterized by a homogenous or heterogenous affection of the lung parenchyma. In recent years there was a renewed interest in the ILD because new concepts have been developed on aetiologic influences, on pathogenetic mechanisms (of inflammation versus active...
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