Abuserewa Sherif T, Duff Richard, Becker Gregory
Internal Medicine, Grand Strand Regional Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, USA.
Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Grand Strand Medical Center, Myrtle Beach, USA.
Cureus. 2021 May 31;13(5):e15360. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15360. eCollection 2021 May.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown cause, occurring in adults and limited to the lungs. In the past, treatment was aimed at minimizing inflammation and slowing the progression of inflammation to fibrosis. However, the underlying lesion in IPF may be more fibrotic than inflammatory, explaining why few patients respond to anti-inflammatory therapies and the prognosis remains poor. In this review of literature, we will be focusing on main lines of treatment including current medications, supportive care, lung transplantation evaluation, and potential future strategies of treatment.
特发性肺纤维化(IPF)是一种病因不明的慢性、进行性、纤维化间质性肺炎,发生于成年人且局限于肺部。过去,治疗旨在尽量减少炎症并减缓炎症向纤维化的进展。然而,IPF的潜在病变可能纤维化程度高于炎症程度,这就解释了为什么很少有患者对抗炎治疗有反应且预后仍然很差。在这篇文献综述中,我们将重点关注主要治疗方法,包括目前的药物治疗、支持治疗、肺移植评估以及未来潜在的治疗策略。