“…The screening tools we have available are imperfect. ILD is an increasingly common disease [Johnson et al, 1990;Coultas et al, 1994] and remains in great part unexplained; some portion may be attributable to mixed exposures such as were seen here, although no speci®c agent could be identi®ed. The process that generated disease in this outbreak may not be restricted to metal-working environments but may represent a far more widespread problem associated with water management.…”
Lung disease in environments with water-based aerosols may be more common than usually recognized. Patients with HP often present with only subtle abnormalities and may be missed if multiple clinical abnormalities are required to document disease.
“…The screening tools we have available are imperfect. ILD is an increasingly common disease [Johnson et al, 1990;Coultas et al, 1994] and remains in great part unexplained; some portion may be attributable to mixed exposures such as were seen here, although no speci®c agent could be identi®ed. The process that generated disease in this outbreak may not be restricted to metal-working environments but may represent a far more widespread problem associated with water management.…”
Lung disease in environments with water-based aerosols may be more common than usually recognized. Patients with HP often present with only subtle abnormalities and may be missed if multiple clinical abnormalities are required to document disease.
“…We were unable to identify any peer-reviewed studies regarding the accuracy of rheumatological disease coding; however, previous investigations have found that ''pulmonary fibrosis'' (defined by ICD-9 codes 516. (24,25). We do not know whether underreporting occurs in other diagnostic codes for ILD, but it probably does.…”
“…Egan*, A.A. Woodcock*, J.P. Stewart # Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an increasingly recognized problem with a generally poor prognosis [1]. Fifty per cent of patients diagnosed as having IPF may be expected to die within 4 yrs of the diagnosis [2].…”
Section: Viruses and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosismentioning
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