Clinical Characteristics of Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia (IIP) with Bullae

Multiple bullae have often been observed in the lungs of patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP). The etiology of bullae has been considered to be distinct from that of interstitial pneumonia and honeycomb lesions seen in IIP. The incidence of bullae was evaluated in 27 IIP patients (m...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal Medicine 1994, Vol.33(1), pp.6-9
Hauptverfasser:	OHTSUKA, Yoshinori, HOMMA, Yukihiko, UKITA, Hideaki, MASAKI, Yoshitaka, DOI, Isamu, OHE, Masashi, MUNAKATA, Mitsuru, KAWAKAMI, Yoshikazu
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Biological and medical sciences cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis Female Fingers - abnormalities Humans idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Lung - diagnostic imaging Lung - pathology Lung Diseases, Interstitial - complications Lung Diseases, Interstitial - diagnostic imaging Lung Diseases, Interstitial - pathology Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Pneumology Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases smoking Smoking - adverse effects Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	Multiple bullae have often been observed in the lungs of patients with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP). The etiology of bullae has been considered to be distinct from that of interstitial pneumonia and honeycomb lesions seen in IIP. The incidence of bullae was evaluated in 27 IIP patients (male; 23 cases, female; 4 cases) and clinical factors which are related to the development of bulla were analyzed. Of the 27 patients, 16 (59%) had bullae. All 16 were male smokers, and had higher smoking indices (p
ISSN:	0918-2918 1349-7235
DOI:	10.2169/internalmedicine.33.6