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. 2014 Sep 1;15(1):109. doi: 10.1186/s12931-014-0109-y

Table 3.

The autopsy findings of patients with AE-IPF

Pathological findings No. (%)
UIP pattern 52 (100)
Diffuse alveolar damage 41 (78.8)
Alveolar hemorrhage 15 (28.8)
Organizing pneumonia 1 (1.9)
Pulmonary thromboembolism 9 (17.3)
Lung cancer 6 (11.5)
Bronchopneumonia 15 (28.8)
 Bacterial infection 6 (11.5)
 Fungal infection 7 (13.5)
 Cytomegalovirus infection 6 (11.5)
Extrapulmonary findings
 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage 13 (25.0)
 Right ventricular hypertrophy 18 (34.6)

Abbreviations: AE-IPF Acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, UIP Usual interstitial pneumonia.