Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic, progressive, fibrotic interstitial lung disease of unknown cause, presenting as cough and shortness of breath often with characteristic imaging and microscopic appearances of scarring that occurs primarily in older adults. 

 

IPF is of particular clinical interest because it is often misdiagnosed and managed inappropriately with immunosuppressive therapy, it is associated with a high mortality rate, and therapies that slow disease progression are now available.

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