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. 2021 Mar;13(3):1455–1465. doi: 10.21037/jtd-20-2431

Table 2. The histological and clinical diagnosis assigned to patients.

Diagnosis No [%]
(I) Histological diagnosis
   Usual interstitial pneumonia
    High confidence 48 [19]
    Low confidence 27 [11]
   Hypersensitivity pneumonia
    Fibrotic 30 [12]
    Non-fibrotic 6 [2]
   Non-specific interstitial pneumonia
    Fibrotic 16 [6]
    Cellular 12 [5]
   Smoking-related ILD
    Respiratory bronchiolitis-ILD 10 [4]
    Desquamative interstitial pneumonia 4 [2]
   Organizing pneumonia 10 [4]
   Sarcoidosis 6 [2]
   Sequela after infection 4 [2]
   Eosinophilic pneumonia 3 [1]
   Miscellaneous* 15 [6]
   No specific pattern or non-contributing 59 [24]
(II) MDT diagnosis
   Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
    High confidence 46 [18]
    Low confidence 27 [11]
   Hypersensitivity pneumonia
    Fibrotic 32 [13]
    Non-fibrotic 7[3]
   Non-specific interstitial pneumonia
    Fibrotic 12 [5]
    Cellular 5 [2]
   Smoking-related ILD 16 [6]
   Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia 7 [3]
   Drug-induced ILD 8 [3]
   Sarcoidosis 5 [2]
   Sequela after infection 6 [2]
   Eosinophilic pneumonia 4 [2]
   Miscellaneous** 22 [9]
   Connective tissue disease-associated ILD 7 [3]
   Unclassifiable ILD 46 [18]

*, asbestosis: 2; bronchiolitis obliterans (hematopoietic stem cell transplant): 2; vasculitis: 2; lymphangitis carcinomatosis/lung adenocarcinoma: 2; emphysema: 2; amyloidosis: 1; Langerhans cell histiocytosis X: 1; granulomatous-lymphocytic ILD: 1; chronic hemorrhage: 1; accumulation of lymphocytes in chronic lymphatic leukemia: 1. **, asbestosis: 3; cystic lung diseases: 3; emphysema: 2; bronchiolitis obliterans (hematopoietic stem cell transplant): 2; vasculitis: 2; lymphangitis carcinomatosis/lung adenocarcinoma: 2; amyloidosis: 1; granulomatous-lymphocytic ILD: 1; pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: 1; chronic aspergillosis: 1; combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema: 1; nodular lymphoid hyperplasia: 1; accumulation of lymphocytes in chronic lymphatic leukemia: 1; interstitial lung abnormality: 1. ILD, interstitial lung disease; MDT, multidisciplinary team discussion.