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Genetic interstitial lung disease.
Clinics in chest medicine - 1 Mar 2012
Devine Megan Stuebner, Garcia Christine Kim
Abstract excerpt
The interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), or diffuse parenchymal lung diseases, are a heterogeneous collection of more than 100 different pulmonary disorders that affect the tissue and spaces surrounding the alveoli. Patients affected by ILD usually present with shortness of breath or cough; for many, there is evidence of pulmonary restriction, decreased diffusion capacity, and radiographic appearance of alveolar...
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