Medscape5d
Diagnosis of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis: A Case-Based Approach
What Is the Next Step in the Protocol for the Diagnosis of ABPA? A peripheral blood eosinophil count, serum precipitins (or IgG) against A. fumigatus and a chest radiograph along with a high ...
Medscape3d
Diagnosis of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis: A Case-Based Approach
Future Microbiol. 2014;9(10):1195-1208. 0 Asymptomatic Never diagnosed to have ABPA in the past, presentation with controlled asthma (according to GINA guidelines) and meeting the diagnostic ...
Thorax15d
AI-powered evaluation of lung function for diagnosis of interstitial lung disease
Background The diagnosis of interstitial lung disease (ILD) can pose a challenge as the pulmonary function test (PFT) is only ...
Rolling Out27d
Understanding idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) has revolutionized IPF diagnosis ... reticular opacities (net-like patterns), and traction bronchiectasis (airway distortion) predominantly in the ...
Frontiers23d
Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting the incidence of infectious events in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
The HRCT score was ascertained using validated radiological criteria ... ground-glass opacities without bronchiectasis scored 2 points; (3) consolidation without bronchiectasis scored 3 points; (4) ...
Healio16d
25.4% of patients with bronchiectasis had symptoms for more than 10 years before diagnosis
This study cohort was made up of 71.3% U.K. patients with bronchiectasis. Referral to pulmonary rehabilitation was presented to 19.6% of patients. Prior to being diagnosed with bronchiectasis ...
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FDA starts review of first bronchiectasis drug candidate
The FDA has started a priority review of Insmed's brensocatib, which is pitching to become the first approved therapy for chronic lung disease bronchiectasis in the US. The regulator has set a ...
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Lung ultrasound outperforms symptom-based screening to detect interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis
Methods 116 adult patients with RA presenting to the rheumatology outpatient clinic underwent high-resolution CT (HRCT) scans, pulmonary function tests, LUS (72 zones) and completed a Visual Analogue ...
Frontiers23d
Sarcoidosis: Updates on therapeutic drug trials and novel treatment approaches
In that study, only patients with > 20% fibrosis on HRCT or DLCO < 40% met the clinical end point of time to clinical worsening (TTCW), which was defined as death, lung transplant or > 10% absolute ...
rarediseaseadvisor23d
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
As the name suggests, the exact cause of IPF is unknown, although several factors have been identified that may contribute to the disease. Environmental, genetic, and epigenetic factors may all be ...
eLife23d
Autologous P63+ lung progenitor cell transplantation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a phase 1 clinical trial
This important study describes a first-in-human trial of autologous p63+ stem cells in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a lethal condition for which effective treatments are lacking. The ...