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Familial Interstitial Lung Disease

open access: yesSeminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2020
AbstractThe interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a group of progressive disorders characterized by chronic inflammation and/or fibrosis in the lung. While some ILDs can be linked to specific environmental causes (i.e., asbestosis, silicosis), in many individuals, no culprit exposure can be identified; these patients are deemed to have “idiopathic ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Prognosis and Follow-Up of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

open access: yesMedical Sciences, 2018
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a devastating progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD) with no known cause, is the most common and deadly of the idiopathic interstitial pneumonias.
Estrella Fernández Fabrellas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

YouTube-videos for patient education in lymphangioleiomyomatosis?

open access: yesRespiratory Research, 2022
Background The Internet is commonly used by patients to acquire health information. To date, no studies have evaluated the quality of information available on YouTube regarding lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM).
Finn M. Wilkens   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The therapy of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: what is next?

open access: yesEuropean Respiratory Review, 2019
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fibrosing interstitial lung disease, characterised by progressive scarring of the lung and associated with a high burden of disease and early death.
Vivien Somogyi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The incidence of malignancies in asbestosis with chrysotile exposure: a large Chinese prospective cohort study

open access: yesFrontiers in Oncology, 2023
BackgroundAsbestos exposure is closely related to the occurrence and development of various malignancies. This prospective cohort study aimed to evaluate the incidence rate and potential risk factors in a cohort of asbestosis patients in China.MethodsThe
Jingwei Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small airway dysfunction in pneumoconiosis: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Although several histological studies have documented airway inflammation and remodelling in the small airways of dust-exposed workers, little is known regarding the prevalence and risk factors of small airway dysfunction (SAD) in ...
Yali Fan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Monocyte LOXHD1 and RHOB Expression Predictive of Progressive Systemic Sclerosis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A leading cause of death among patients with scleroderma (SSc), interstitial lung disease (ILD) remains challenging to prognosticate. The discovery of biomarkers that accurately determine which patients would benefit from close monitoring and aggressive therapy would be an essential clinical tool.
Cristina M. Padilla   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is the internet a sufficient source of information on sarcoidosis?

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2023
IntroductionMany patients use the internet as a source of health information. Sarcoidosis is a complex disease, and internet resources have not yet been analyzed for reliability and content on sarcoidosis.AimsOur study aimed to investigate the content ...
Katharina Buschulte   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Decreased serpin C1 in extracellular vesicles predicts response to methotrexate treatment in patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis

open access: yesRespiratory Research
Background Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disease of unknown etiology primarily affecting the lungs. Treatment is needed when disease symptoms worsen and organ function deteriorates.
Raisa Kraaijvanger   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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