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Mechanisms of progressive fibrosis in connective tissue disease (CTD)-associated interstitial lung diseases (ILDs).
Annals of the rheumatic diseases - 1 Feb 2021
Spagnolo Paolo, Distler Oliver, Ryerson Christopher J, Tzouvelekis Argyris, Lee Joyce S, Bonella Francesco, Bouros Demosthenes, Hoffmann-Vold Anna-Maria, Crestani Bruno, Matteson Eric L
Abstract excerpt
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), which can arise from a broad spectrum of distinct aetiologies, can manifest as a pulmonary complication of an underlying autoimmune and connective tissue disease (CTD-ILD), such as rheumatoid arthritis-ILD and systemic sclerosis (SSc-ILD). Patients with clinically distinct ILDs, whether CTD-related or not, can exhibit a pattern of common clinical disease behaviour (declining...
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