From: Autopsy analyses in acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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 | Â |
 Gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 13 (25.0) |
 Right ventricular hypertrophy | 18 (34.6) |