Definition (free text, please give PubMed ID)
It is a bilateral reticular pattern of linear or lineonodular densities in apical portions of the lungs seen initially on HRCT and in case of progression also on standard chest x-ray. Bilateral apical fibrosis is a characteristic finding in ankylosing spondylitis.
PMID: 16376803
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Pulmonary fibrosis HP:0002206
Diseases characterized by this term? (e.g. Orphanet or OMIM number)
Ankylosing spondylitis
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Preferred term label: Bilateral apical fibrosis
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Definition (free text, please give PubMed ID) It is a bilateral reticular pattern of linear or lineonodular densities in apical portions of the lungs seen initially on HRCT and in case of progression also on standard chest x-ray. Bilateral apical fibrosis is a characteristic finding in ankylosing spondylitis. PMID: 16376803
Parent term (use hpo.jax.org/app) Pulmonary fibrosis HP:0002206
Diseases characterized by this term? (e.g. Orphanet or OMIM number) Ankylosing spondylitis
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