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Sarcoidosis and interstitial pulmonary fibrosis; two distinct disorders or two ends of the same spectrum.
Current opinion in pulmonary medicine - 1 Sept 2011
Shigemitsu Hidenobu, Azuma Arata
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Pulmonary fibrosis is a reparative response characterized by accumulation of extracellular matrix in the lung parenchyma that may be observed in end-stage sarcoidosis. This article will discuss the recent advancements in the understanding of the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis in sarcoidosis in comparison with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)/usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). RECENT...
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