| Date of search |
December 4, 2023 and January 02, 2024 |
| Databases and other sources searched |
PubMed and Google Scholar |
| Search terms used |
“Rare idiopathic interstitial pneumonias”, “Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia”, “Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis”, “Acute Fibrinous Organizing Pneumonia”, “Bronchiolocentric Interstitial Pneumonia”, “Follicular Bronchiolitis”, “Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome”, “granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial lung disease” |
| Timeframe |
From 02 Jan 2000 to 02 Jan 2024 (except those mentioning or describing the disease for the first time) |
| Inclusion and exclusion criteria |
Inclusion criteria: review articles, meta-analyses, systematic reviews, case series, prospective studies, society guidelines, editorials in peer-reviewed journals; scientific books on the subject. The material included comprised both English and Spanish language sources |
| Exclusion criteria: articles from news media and online blogs |
| Selection process |
The selection process was conducted independently by all authors. The consensus was reached through discussions among the researchers. The included data were chosen based on our expertise |
