AUTHOR=Janowiak Piotr , Szymanowska-Narloch Amelia , Siemińska Alicja 

TITLE=IPF Respiratory Symptoms Management — Current Evidence

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Medicine

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/medicine/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.917973

DOI=10.3389/fmed.2022.917973

ISSN=2296-858X

ABSTRACT=<p>Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, chronic disease of the lungs which is characterized by heavy symptom burden, especially in the last year of life. Despite recently established anti-fibrotic treatment IPF prognosis is one of the worst among interstitial lung diseases. In this review available evidence regarding pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of the main IPF symptoms, dyspnea and cough, is presented.</p>