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Diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), also known as interstitial lung disease, refers to a group of lung diseases, affecting the alveolar epithelium, pulmonary capillary endothelium, basement membrane, perivascular and perilymphatic tissues. The term DPLD is used to distinguish these diseases from obstructive airways diseases. Most types of DPLD involve fibrosis, but this is not essential; indeed fibrosis is often a later feature. Hence the term pulmonary fibrosis has fallen out of favor ...
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Pulmonary Fibrosis Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America
- American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/
- National Jewish Medical and Research Center http://www.njc.org/
- Coalition for Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Alpha 1 Association
- National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
Resources
- American Lung Association
- Atlas of the Body: The Respiratory System -- Structure Detail (American Medical Association)
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