Successful Rescue of Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis after Surgery for Lung Cancer: Case Report

Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fibrotic interstitial lung disease with unknown cause, which is closely related to lung cancer. A serious complication called Acute exacerbation of IPF (AE-IPF) is prone to occur after lung resection. It progresses rapidly without effective treatment and has a poor prognosis. A typical case of AE-IPF after lung cancer surgery was reported, and its clinical characteristics, imaging features, diagnosis and treatment were summarized. 
 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2022.102.13
Source: Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research