Desquamative interstitial pneumonia: a systematic review of its features and outcomes
European Respiratory Review, 2020 Background Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia (DIP) is a rare form of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia (IIP). Data on clinical features, aetiology, prognosis and effect of treatment strategies are limited.
Merel E. Hellemons +9 more
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BreatheThis issue of Breathe focuses on interstitial lung diseases https://bit.ly/4lhll67.
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Interpretation of HRCT Scans in the Diagnosis of IPF: Improving Communication Between Pulmonologists and Radiologists. [PDF]
, 2018 Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD). In this review, we describe the central role of high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) in the diagnosis of IPF and discuss how communication between ...
Chung, Jonathan H, Goldin, Jonathan G
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A persistent variant telomere sequence in a human pedigree
Nature CommunicationsThe telomere sequence, TTAGGG, is conserved across all vertebrates and plays an essential role in suppressing the DNA damage response by binding a set of proteins termed shelterin. Changes in the telomere sequence impair shelterin binding, initiate a DNA
Angela M. Hinchie +11 more
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Bronchiolitis obliterans. [PDF]
, 1989 Bronchiolitis obliterans in the adult patient is a relatively uncommon and vexing clinical entity. This confusion results because this pathologic finding occurs in a variety of diverse clinical settings.
King, TE
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Predictors of survival in a cohort of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: effect of corticosteroids, methotrexate and azathioprine [PDF]
, 2012 Introduction: The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are rare diseases for which data regarding the natural history, response to therapies and factors affecting mortality are needed.
Crofford, Leslie J. +4 more
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Developments in lung transplantation over the past decade
European Respiratory Review, 2020 With an improved median survival of 6.2 years, lung transplantation has become an increasingly acceptable treatment option for end-stage lung disease. Besides survival benefit, improvement of quality of life is achieved in the vast majority of patients ...
Sophie C. van der Mark +2 more
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Early Multi-organ Point-of-Care Ultrasound Evaluation of Respiratory Distress During SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak: Case Report [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the virus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Several case series from Italy and China have highlighted the lung ultrasound findings of this disease ...
Becherer-Bailey, Graham +3 more
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Diffuse pulmonary hemosiderosis after exposure to pesticides - A case report [PDF]
, 1998 This report describes the clinical, radiological, microscopical and ligandohistochemical findings in a 17-year-old woman who suffered from an acute onset of pulmonary hemosiderosis after inhalation of pesticides used for the cultivation of strawberries ...
Altiner, Mithat +5 more
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Diagnostic test interpretation and referral delay in patients with interstitial lung disease. [PDF]
, 2019 BACKGROUND:Diagnostic delays are common in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). A substantial percentage of patients experience a diagnostic delay in the primary care setting, but the factors underpinning this observation remain unclear.
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