Epidemiology of interstitial lung diseases in a native Afro-Caribbean population of French West Indies
We report the first study on ILD epidemiology in a native Afro-Caribbean population. Incidence and prevalence figures are lower than those previously reported in European populations. The main etiologies were connective tissue diseases, sarcoidosis, and idiopathic ILD.
Authors
- Sylvain Neveu
- Chantal Rahérison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0015-2883)
- Hilario Nunès (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2896-7347)
- Milène Chaptal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3394-4521)
- Elodie Rossigneux
Institutions
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Hôpital Avicenne (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pointe-à-Pitre (GP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Medicine and Research
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmer.2025.101175
- Primary Topic
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00