Report on the incidence of interstitial lung diseases in Spain.
Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis
; 21(1): 64-70, 2004 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK Almost no epidemiological data are available on a worldwide basis on the prevalence, incidence or relative frequency of interstitial lung diseases (ILD). We report the results of a registration of ILD by 23 centers of pulmonary medicine in Spain over one year (from October 2000 to September 2001). METHODS:
A standardized questionnaire was sent to the centers, together with guidelines for classification and diagnostic evaluation. This questionnaire included questions about the explorations performed to establish the diagnosis.RESULTS:
A total of 511 cases were registered. The mean age of the patients was 61 +/- 0.7 (x +/- SEM) yrs. The male to female ratio was 1.21. The estimated incidence of ILD was 7.6 per 100,000/year. The most frequent disease was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (38.6%), followed in decreasing order by sarcoidosis (14.9%), cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (10.4%), ILD associated with collagen vascular diseases (9.9%) and hypersensitivity pneumonitis (6.6%). In 5.1% of cases ILD was unclassified. HRCT scan was performed in 91.9% of cases, bronchoalveolar lavage in 67.9%, transbronchial lung biopsy in 59.9%, and surgical lung biopsy in 22.7%.CONCLUSIONS:
This registration provides interesting information on the occurrence of ILD in Spain and on the procedures used to establish the diagnosis.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Enregistrements
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Pneumopathies interstitielles
Type d'étude:
Guideline
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limites:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Pays/Région comme sujet:
Europa
Langue:
En
Journal:
Sarcoidosis Vasc Diffuse Lung Dis
Sujet du journal:
ALERGIA E IMUNOLOGIA
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ANGIOLOGIA
Année:
2004
Type de document:
Article