Key Points The most interesting findings were that most patients showed an improvement in their DLCO at 3, 6, and 12 months, and all patients but one who normalized their DLCO did not deteriorate afterwards. Only 11% of patients had persistent impairment
Guillaume Eberst+19 more
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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Associated with Environmental Mycobacteria [PDF]
A previously healthy man working as a machine operator in an automotive factory developed respiratory symptoms. Medical evaluation showed abnormal pulmonary function tests, a lung biopsy showed hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and his illness was traced to ...
Akshay Sood+7 more
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C26. Efeito do tabagismo na capacidade de difusão pulmonar nos fumadores assintomáticos
As alterações enfisematosas parecem ser a primeira repercussão pulmonar estrutural directamente relacionada com o tabagismo. A identificação de parâmetros funcionais respiratórios que permitam detectar precocemente estas lesões contribui para a ...
Sandra André+4 more
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Comorbid Conditions in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Recognition and Management. [PDF]
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a fibrosing interstitial pneumonia of unknown etiology, primarily affects older adults and leads to a progressive decline in lung function and quality of life.
Collard, Harold R, Oldham, Justin M
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Lung diffusing capacity for nitric oxide and carbon monoxide following mild‐to‐severe COVID‐19
A decreased lung diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) has been reported in a variable proportion of subjects over the first 3 months of recovery from severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19).
Giovanni Barisione, Vito Brusasco
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Smoking in Systemic Sclerosis: a Longitudinal European Scleroderma Trials and Research Group Study [PDF]
Data on the role of tobacco exposure in systemic sclerosis (SSc) severity and progression are scarce. We aimed to assess the effects of smoking on the evolution of pulmonary and skin manifestations in the EUSTAR ...
Airó, Paolo+25 more
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Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria) infestations cause significant damage to crops and pastureland, impeding food security and livelihoods globally.
Bonoukpoè Mawuko Sokame+10 more
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Mindfulness-based stress reduction in patients with interstitial lung diseases: a pilot, single-centre observational study on safety and efficacy [PDF]
open11siBackground Chronic, progressive respiratory symptoms are associated with great psychological and emotional impact in patients suffering from interstitial lung disease (ILD).
CERRI, Stefania+10 more
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Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a common complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, it is unknown whether the ratio of forced vital capacity (FVC) to diffusing lung capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) can identify PH
Yuer Li+9 more
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A prospective observational study of mycophenolate mofetil treatment in progressive diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis of recent onset. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: A prospective observational study of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) treatment in patients with diffuse progressive cutaneous systemic sclerosis (SSc) of recent onset.
Jimenez, Sergio A.+3 more
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