Prepared by:
L. Christine Oliver, MD, MPH, MSc, FACPM
Medical Consultant, OHCOW
Occupational Hygiene Review:
Krista Thompson, MHSc, ROH, CRSP
Occupational Hygienist, OHCOW
Editorial Review:
Janice Martell
Occupational Health Coordinator, OHCOW
EXERPT: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a member of the family of interstitial lung diseases known as idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIP). IPF is the most common of the IIPs.1,2 Histologically it is characterized and defined by patchy distribution of fibrosis that appears to arise from the pleural surface; foci of subepithelial fibroblasts; and microscopic honeycombing.1,3 This pattern is classified as “usual interstitial pneumonia”, or UIP.1,4
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