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Review
. 2023 Nov 10;13(11):1589.
doi: 10.3390/jpm13111589.

Speaking of the "Devil": Diagnostic Errors in Interstitial Lung Diseases

Raluca Ioana Arcana  1   2 , Radu Adrian Crișan-Dabija  2   3 , Bogdan Caba  4 , Alexandra-Simona Zamfir  2   3 , Tudor Andrei Cernomaz  3   5 , Andreea Zabara-Antal  1   2 , Mihai Lucian Zabara  6   7 , Ștefăniță Arcana  1 , Dragoș Traian Marcu  2   8 , Antigona Trofor  2   3
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Review

Speaking of the "Devil": Diagnostic Errors in Interstitial Lung Diseases

Raluca Ioana Arcana et al. J Pers Med. .

Abstract

Interstitial lung diseases are respiratory diseases, which affect the normal lung parenchyma and can lead to significant pulmonary fibrosis, chronic respiratory failure, pulmonary hypertension, and ultimately death. Reuniting more than 200 entities, interstitial lung diseases pose a significant challenge to the clinician, as they represent rare diseases with vague and insidious respiratory symptoms. As such, there are many diagnostic errors that can appear along the journey of the patient with ILD, which leads to significant delays with implications for the prognosis and the quality of life of the patient.

Keywords: diagnostic delay; diagnostic errors; interstitial lung disease; pulmonary fibrosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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