Research progress on acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis / 医学研究生学报

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most common type of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia. In recent years, studies have found that the morbidity of IPF is significantly underestimated. Therefore, IPF has caused widely concern. Acute exacerbation of IPF (AE-IFP) is an independent risk factor for IPF prognosis and the most common cause of death in IPF patients. Due to the high mortality of AE-IPF, its prognosis is devastating. In this review, many aspects of AE-IPF, such as the epidemiology, etiology, risk factors, clinical manifestations, diagnostic standards, management and prognosis, etc, are described according to the latest research, and prospects for research trends in diagnosis and management are provided.