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From: Clinical significance of radiological pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis pattern in interstitial lung disease patients registered for lung transplantation: a retrospective cohort study

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Radiological pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) pattern on high-resolution computed tomography. a. Definite PPFE pattern. A 57-year-old male with idiopathic PPFE had definite PPFE. He received unilateral cadaveric lung transplantation after waiting for 266 days. Pathological PPFE was confirmed in the explanted lung. b. Consistent PPFE pattern. A 55-year-old male with IPF. Pleural thickening with associated signs of subpleural fibrosis is present in the upper lobes, while cystic lesions including honeycombing are seen in the lower lobes. Surgical lung biopsy showed pathological UIP and PPFE

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Respiratory Research

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