DIFFUSE PARENCHYMAl lUNG DISEASE
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چکیده
Diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) is a group of diseases that have the common characteristic of involving the pulmonary parenchyma diffusely. The pulmonary parenchyma consists of all structures distal to the terminal bronchiole. DPLD are numerous, there are some 150 different entities that qualify for the group. Most of these diseases are diagnosed according to common algorithm, but the etiology, prognosis and therapy are quite different. Lung transplantation is the ultimate therapeutic option for some of these diseases, most frequently it is the idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).
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