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Clinical characteristics of apical scarring are evaluated in a healthy population, suggesting age and body type influence prevalence and progression.
In individuals without underlying causes known to cause pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis, apical scarring at chest CT was more prevalent with age, associated with a lean body habitus, and more likely to progress over time when baseline lesions were more extensive.
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