Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterized by destruction of the lung
parenchyma and/or small airway narrowing. To determine whether the dimensions of …

Study objectives: To evaluate the long-term clinical course of patients with idiopathic
pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) complicated with pulmonary arterial hypertension. Design …

Wereport the case of a 58-year-old womanwhowas considered to have died of
cyclophosphamide (CPA)-induced late-onset lung disease. She underwent a rightsided …

A 69-year-old Japanese woman with multiple brain metastases secondary to non-small-cell
lung cancer was treated with radiosurgery, and subsequently started oral gefitinib. Three …

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are among the most prevalent
lung diseases. In both asthma and COPD, airway inflammation leads to airway remodeling …

Objectives The 2011 official statement of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) mentions that
the extent of honeycombing and the worsening of fibrosis on high-resolution computed …

Rationale: Quantitative computed tomography (CT) has been used to phenotype patients
with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A mixed phenotype is defined as the …

Background In patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), shortening the time to sputum
culture conversion is desirable to reduce the likelihood of mycobacterial transmission. A …

Background: The development of well-matured fibrosis in usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)
is strongly associated with an unfavorable outcome of patients with idiopathic pulmonary …

The aim of this study was to compare the function of lung fibroblasts obtained from surgically
biopsied specimens of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis/usual interstitial …