Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) was defined in 2015 by the Working Group of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the American Thoracic Society (ATS) as interstitial pneumonia with some clinical and/or serological features suggesting presence of an underlying autoimmune disorder. However, ofiicial criteria for diagnosis of an autoimmune disease are not met. Aims of the study: 1. Determine the incindence of IPAF in comparison with interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) and classic autoimmune diseases (ADs) in polish pulmonological centers. 2. Clinical, serological, functional and radiological and histopathological characteristics of IPAF patients. 3. Analysis of diagnostic strategies towards specific IPAF subgroups. 4. Characterictics of potencial diagnostic, predictive and prognostic features of IPAF. 5. Prospective assessment of IPAF patients in the courseof 5 years in order to determine stability of the diagnosis and potential progression to other diseases, e.g. ADs.
Name: Bronchoalveolar lavage and taking bronchial mucosa samples
Name: 6minute walk test
Name: Arterial blood gas
Name: Blood drawing
Description: It is still unclear whether there are diagnostic markers specific for IPAF or whether there is a significant difference in concentration of fibrosis biomarkers in IPAF, CTD-ILD and ILD groups. Both blood and BAL biomarkers will be taken under consideration, they include chemokine C-C motif ligand 18 (CXCL18), Surfactant Protein A- (SP-A), Surfactant Protein D (SP-D), Krebs von den Lungen-6 protein (KL-6) and chitotrisidase 1 (CHIT1).
Measure: Identification of IPAF diagnostic markers Time: 10.2019-10.2020Cohort
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Samples will be checked for concentration of S1009A protein, chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 and chitotrisidase 1 (CHIT 1). --- S1009A ---