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Chronic diffuse infiltrative lung disease encompasses a wide variety of disorders that primarily affect the alveoli and lung interstitium; involvement of the airways and the pulmonary vasculature is secondary to the interstitial process. Chronic diffuse infiltrative lung disease affects a surprisingly large proportion of the population. A study from New Mexico suggests a prevalence of 81 cases per 100,000 in males and 67 cases per 100,000 in females. Pulmonary fibrosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are the most common diagnoses. In the United States, some of these disorders are more common in ethnic minorities, though data are incomplete.
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