Open AccessSpectrum of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases with special reference to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and connective tissue disease: An eastern India experience
Author(s) -
Soumi Kundu,
Subodh Mitra,
Joydeep Ganguly,
Subhasis Mukherjee,
Souvik Ray,
Ritabrata Mitra
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.142115
Subject(s) - medicine , idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis , prospective cohort study , pulmonary fibrosis , hypersensitivity pneumonitis , pulmonary function testing , interstitial lung disease , restrictive lung disease , lung , gastroenterology
To evaluate the clinical spectrum of diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD) encountered in the Indian setting and to compare idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and connective tissue disease associated DPLD (CTD-DPLD), the two commonest aetiologies.