Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Qi Liu, Zhen Chen, Peng Deng, Jing Wang, Shengchu Zhang, Lihua Tang, Yuxia Yang, Bojuan Lang
Summary: This article reports a case of a 49-year-old female patient who was admitted to the hospital due to the discovery of pulmonary nodules. Pathological examination after wedge resection biopsy showed lymphocytic infiltration in the pulmonary interstitium, with scattered lymphoid follicles. The patient did not receive specific treatment and follow-up chest CT showed no significant abnormalities in the lungs 6 months after surgery. This indicates that the ground glass nodule on chest CT may be an early manifestation of idiopathic lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia.
Article
Critical Care Medicine
Mitsuhiro Moda, Miyuri Suga, Shogo Kasai, Yasumi Okochi, Naoki Yoshimura, Masayuki Fukata, Hitoshi Tokuda
Summary: This study retrospectively identified and classified UC-LDs, investigated the incidence, characteristics, clinical course, and risk factors of each UC-LD type, and compared the clinical characteristics of patients with and without each UC-LD type.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Wanwan Zhu, Tianhao Zhao, Jun Wei, Damin Chai, Cancan Zhao, Yu Zhu, Min Deng
Summary: Extraintestinal manifestations are common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, but respiratory involvement is less common. Vedolizumab, a new anti-integrin biological agent, can rarely lead to eosinophilic pneumonia.
FRONTIERS IN MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Jonathan H. Chung, Ayodeji Adegunsoye, Justin M. Oldham, Rekha Vij, Aliya Husain, Steven M. Montner, Ronald A. Karwoski, Brian J. Bartholmai, Mary E. Strek
Summary: The study indicates that VRS can differentiate patients with UIP histological features from non-IPF diagnosis in CT images, showing predictive value. The sensitivity and specificity of VRS in predicting pathological UIP are comparable to standard qualitative CT assessment.
EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Takeshi Imakura, Seidai Sato, Tetsu Tomonari, Kojin Murakami, Naoki Takahashi, Nobuhito Naito, Masato Mima, Kozo Kagawa, Kazuya Koyama, Haruka Nishimura, Hiroshi Kawano, Hiroshi Nokihara, Masahiko Azuma, Tetsuji Takayama, Yasuhiko Nishioka
Summary: This study reports a case of lenvatinib-induced interstitial pneumonia. Despite the appearance of pneumonia on imaging, the patient's condition progressed relatively slowly with a long asymptomatic period.
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Iustina Leonte, Karina Ivanov, Angela Stefania Marghescu, Serban Radu Matache, Florica Valeria Negru, Ana Luiza Iorga, Silviu Mihail Dumitru, Beatrice Mahler
Summary: We report a case of a 35-year-old patient with no medical history who experienced hemopneumothorax due to altitude barotrauma during a commercial flight. CT scan revealed the presence of right hydropneumothorax and emphysema blebs and bubbles. After a drain tube was inserted and the patient returned to the country, they were later diagnosed with right-sided pleurisy. Surgical intervention and biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP).
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Natalia Buda, Jolanta Cylwik, Katarzyna Mroz, Renata Rudzinska, Pawel Dubik, Agnieszka Malczewska, Aleksandra Oraczewska, Szymon Skoczynski, Anna Suska, Tomasz Gorecki, Konrad Mendrala, Jakub Piotrkowski, Wojciech Gola, Elena Segura-Grau, Anna Zamojska, Marcin Welnicki
Summary: A multicenter registry study found that LUS is highly sensitive and specific in detecting interstitial pneumonia in COVID-19 patients, especially in hospitalized patients.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
Editorial Material
Critical Care Medicine
Woon H. Chong, Ammoura Ibrahim, Biplab K. Saha
Summary: A 69-year-old woman with a history of COPD and ulcerative colitis was referred to a pulmonologist after lung nodules were found on a routine CT scan. She had a successful total proctocolectomy for refractory UC 5 years ago, and had a smoking history of 35 pack-years.
Article
Allergy
Paolo Gisondi, Stefano Piaserico, Luigi Naldi, Paolo Dapavo, Andrea Conti, Piergiorgio Malagoli, Angelo Valerio Marzano, Federico Bardazzi, Massimo Gasperini, Simone Cazzaniga, Antonio Costanzo
Summary: The study found that there was no significant increase in hospitalization and death rates for COVID-19 in patients with chronic plaque psoriasis receiving biologic therapies compared to the general population. Therefore, discontinuation of biologic therapies is not advised to prevent COVID-19 in these patients.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Turkey Refaee, Benjamin Bondue, Gaetan Van Simaeys, Guangyao Wu, Chenggong Yan, Henry Woodruff, Serge Goldman, Philippe Lambin
Summary: The study investigates whether a CT-based radiomics approach can accurately identify patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and interstitial lung diseases (ILD) associated with IPF. The results show that radiomic features can discriminate different types of ILD via HRCT, reducing the need for unnecessary lung biopsies.
JOURNAL OF PERSONALIZED MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Cell Biology
Yoshiaki Zaizen, Kazuhiro Tabata, Yasuhiko Yamano, Reoto Takei, Kensuke Kataoka, Akira Shiraki, Koichi Nishimura, Kazuto Furuyama, Andrey Bychkov, Tomoaki Hoshino, Takeshi Johkoh, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Junya Fukuoka
Summary: The study compared characteristics of fibrotic interstitial pneumonia in patients with and without cicatricial organising pneumonia (ciOP). Among 121 patients, 39.7% had ciOP, which did not lead to acute exacerbation but was associated with more severe diffusion impairment that significantly improved after treatment.
Letter
Ophthalmology
Antonio Pinna, Nicola Castiglia, Maria Antonia Montesu, Lorenza Ronchi, Rita Serra, Giacomo Boscia, Stefano Dore
Summary: In this case report, a 75-year-old woman with pseudophakia, type 2 diabetes, and COPD presented with intraocular inflammation and palpable purpura associated with Pasteurella multocida pneumonia. With appropriate antibiotic and steroid therapy, the patient experienced full recovery of skin, lung, and eye lesions. A multidisciplinary approach is essential for accurate diagnosis and management of such cases.
OCULAR IMMUNOLOGY AND INFLAMMATION
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Sebastiano Emanuele Torrisi, Nicolas Kahn, Julia Waelscher, Markus Polke, Joyce S. Lee, Philip L. Molyneaux, Francesca Maria Sambataro, Claus Peter Heussel, Carlo Vancheri, Michael Kreuter
Summary: Almost one-third of fibrosing ILD (fILDs) have a clinical disease behavior similar to IPF, but there are no globally accepted criteria on the definition of a progressive phenotype in non-IPF fILD. Different definitions identify different groups of patients with progressive fILD, which may have important prognostic and therapeutic implications.
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Shinhee Park, Youngeun Jang, So-My Koo, Bo Da Nam, Hee-Young Yoon
Summary: This article presents a case of an 81-year-old male patient who developed acute respiratory failure after COVID-19 and showed improvement after receiving glucocorticoid pulse therapy.
WORLD JOURNAL OF CLINICAL CASES
(2023)
Review
Respiratory System
Fayez Kheir, Juan Pablo Uribe Becerra, Brittany Bissell, Marya Ghazipura, Derrick Herman, Stephanie M. Hon, Tanzib Hossain, Yet H. Khor, Shandra L. Knight, Michael Kreuter, Madalina Macrea, Manoj J. Mammen, Fernando J. Martinez, Venerino Poletti, Lauren Troy, Ganesh Raghu, Kevin C. Wilson
Summary: A systematic review evaluated the application of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), indicating a diagnostic yield of approximately 80% and manageable complications.
ANNALS OF THE AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY
(2022)
