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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Ausgabe 1/2020

Inhalt (317 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Specific motor cortex hypoexcitability and hypoactivation in COPD patients with peripheral muscle weakness

Francois Alexandre, Nelly Héraud, Emilie Tremey, Nicolas Oliver, Dominique Bourgouin, Alain Varray

Open Access Research article

Efficacy and safety of nintedanib in patients with advanced idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Luca Richeldi, Martin Kolb, Stéphane Jouneau, Wim A. Wuyts, Birgit Schinzel, Susanne Stowasser, Manuel Quaresma, Ganesh Raghu

Open Access Case report

A case of Marfan syndrome with massive haemoptysis from collaterals of the lateral thoracic artery

Yuki Yabuuchi, Hitomi Goto, Mizu Nonaka, Hiroaki Tachi, Tatsuya Akiyama, Naoki Arai, Hiroaki Ishikawa, Kentaro Hyodo, Kenji Nemoto, Yukiko Miura, Isano Hase, Shingo Usui, Shuji Oh-ishi, Kenji Hayashihara, Takefumi Saito, Tatsuya Chonan

Open Access Case report

Co-infection with Streptococcus anginosus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an immunocompetent pediatric patient. A case report

Napoleon González Saldaña, José Iván Castillo Bejarano, Marte Hernández Porras, Eduardo Arias de la Garza, Sofia Fortes Gutiérrez, Jose Luis Copado Gutiérrez, Hugo Juarez Olguin

Open Access Research article

The value of serum Krebs von den lungen-6 as a diagnostic marker in connective tissue disease associated with interstitial lung disease

Hua Ma, Junhui Lu, Yuanyuan Song, Huixuan Wang, Songlou Yin

Open Access Case report

Severe but reversible pulmonary hypertension in scleromyxedema and multiple myeloma: a case report

Mazen Kreidy, Ali Al-Hilli, Ralph Yachoui, Jeffrey Resnick

Open Access Research article

Age-specific incidence of allergic and non-allergic asthma

Johanna Pakkasela, Pinja Ilmarinen, Jasmin Honkamäki, Leena E. Tuomisto, Heidi Andersén, Päivi Piirilä, Hanna Hisinger-Mölkänen, Anssi Sovijärvi, Helena Backman, Bo Lundbäck, Eva Rönmark, Hannu Kankaanranta, Lauri Lehtimäki

Open Access Research article

Knockdown of circ-ABCB10 promotes sensitivity of lung cancer cells to cisplatin via miR-556-3p/AK4 axis

Zhihui Wu, Qiang Gong, Yan Yu, Jialin Zhu, Wencan Li

Open Access Study protocol

REALizing and improving management of stable COPD in China: a multi-center, prospective, observational study to realize the current situation of COPD patients in China (REAL) – rationale, study design, and protocol

Ting Yang, Baiqiang Cai, Bin Cao, Jian Kang, Fuqiang Wen, Wanzhen Yao, Jinping Zheng, Xia Ling, Hongyan Shang, Chen Wang

Open Access Research article

Effects of high-flow nasal cannula in patients with persistent hypercapnia after an acute COPD exacerbation: a prospective pilot study

Lara Pisani, Sara Betti, Carlotta Biglia, Luca Fasano, Vito Catalanotti, Irene Prediletto, Vittoria Comellini, Letizia Bacchi-Reggiani, Stefano Nava FERS

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of sleep quality and daytime somnolence in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in pulmonary rehabilitation

Leandro Nobeschi, Juliana Zangirolami-Raimundo, Priscila Kessar Cordoni, Selma Denis Squassoni, Elie Fiss, Andrés Ricardo Pérez-Riera, Luiz Carlos de Abreu, Rodrigo Daminello Raimundo

Open Access Research article

Current infection control practices used in Australian and New Zealand cystic fibrosis centers

Rebecca Elizabeth Stockwell, Michelle ELizabeth Wood, Emma Ballard, Vanessa Moore, Claire Elizabeth Wainwright, Scott Cameron Bell

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with in-hospital mortality from community-acquired pneumonia in Portugal: 2000–2014

Ezequiel Pessoa, Cristina Bárbara, Laura Viegas, Andreia Costa, Matilde Rosa, Paulo Nogueira

Open Access Research article

Pulmonary inflammation-induced alterations in key regulators of mitophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis in murine skeletal muscle

Pieter A. Leermakers, Alexander H. V. Remels, Ramon C. J. Langen, Annemie M. W. J. Schols, Harry R. Gosker

Open Access Research article

Association between peripheral blood/bronchoalveolar lavage eosinophilia and significant oxygen requirements in patients with acute eosinophilic pneumonia

Joon Young Choi, Jeong Uk Lim, Ho Jung Jeong, Ji Eun Lee, Chin Kook Rhee

Open Access Research article

Does this lung nodule need urgent review? A discrete choice experiment of Australian general practitioners

P. Brownell, F. Piccolo, F. Brims, R. Norman, D. Manners

Open Access Research article

Impact of radiological honeycombing in rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease

Hideaki Yamakawa, Shintaro Sato, Tomotaka Nishizawa, Rie Kawabe, Tomohiro Oba, Akari Kato, Masanobu Horikoshi, Keiichi Akasaka, Masako Amano, Hiroki Sasaki, Kazuyoshi Kuwano, Hidekazu Matsushima

Open Access Research article

Cigarette and IL-17A synergistically induce bronchial epithelial-mesenchymal transition via activating IL-17R/NF-κB signaling

Libing Ma, Ming Jiang, Xiaoli Zhao, Jingyi Sun, Qilu Pan, Shuyuan Chu

Open Access Research article

Surfactant protein A as a biomarker of outcomes of anti-fibrotic drug therapy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Takumi Yoshikawa, Mitsuo Otsuka, Hirofumi Chiba, Kimiyuki Ikeda, Yuki Mori, Yasuaki Umeda, Hirotaka Nishikiori, Koji Kuronuma, Hiroki Takahashi

Open Access Research article

Stimulants associated with reduced risk of hospitalization for motor vehicle accident injury in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-a nationwide cohort study

Yi-Chang Lin, Tien-Yu Chen, Wu-Chien Chien, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Hsin-An Chang, Yu-Chen Kao, Chien-Sung Tsai, Chih-Sheng Lin, Nian-Shen Tzeng

Open Access Case report

Lung carcinoma with diffuse cystic lesions misdiagnosed as pulmonary langerhans cell histocytosis: a case report

Xianhua Gui, Jingjing Ding, Yan Li, Min Yu, Tingting Chen, Mei Huang, Yonglong Xiao

Open Access Research article

The effect of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome on serum S100B and NSE levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

Farzad Rezaei, Hooshyar Abbasi, Masoud Sadeghi, Mohammad Moslem Imani

Open Access Research article

Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis in the southeastern United States: an assessment of how clinicians reached the diagnosis

Jessie P. Gu, Chen-Liang Tsai, Nicholas G. Wysham, Yuh-Chin T. Huang

Open Access Research article

Microbial contamination of home nebulizers in children with cystic fibrosis and clinical implication on the number of pulmonary exacerbations

Seyed Ahmad Tabatabaii, Ghamartaj Khanbabaee, Saeed Sadr, Nazanin Farahbakhsh, Maryam Kazemi Aghdam, Saran Lotfollahzadeh, Amirhossein Hosseini, Naghi Dara, Mohammad Nanbakhsh, Fatemeh Abdollah Gorji

Open Access Research article

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in Korea: analysis of prevalence and incidence via a nationwide population-based study

Hee-young Yoon, Ji Hyeon Kim, Ye-Jee Kim, Jin Woo Song

Open Access Case report

A life-threatening complication due to pulmonary haemorrhage following hump-nosed viper bite

Arthihai Srirangan, Jagath Pushpakumara, Kamani Wanigasuriya

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with intensive care admission in patients with lung cancer: a population-based observational study of 26, 731 patients

Kathryn Puxty, Christopher H. Grant, Philip McLoone, Billy Sloan, Tara Quasim, Kate Hulse, David S. Morrison

Open Access Research article

Respiratory viruses in mechanically ventilated patients: a pilot study

Raquel Nazareth, Maria-Jesus Chasqueira, Maria-Lúcia Rodrigues, Carolina Paulino, Catarina Conceição, Lia Lêdo, Úrsula Segura, Madalena Santos, António Messias, Pedro Póvoa, Paulo Paixão

Open Access Research article

CHCHD2 is a potential prognostic factor for NSCLC and is associated with HIF-1a expression

Xin Yin, Jinghua Xia, Ying Sun, Zhipei Zhang

Open Access Research article

Effect of Dexmedetomidine on duration of mechanical ventilation in septic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Peifen Chen, Jihong Jiang, Yunhe Zhang, Guobao Li, Zhihui Qiu, Mitchell M. Levy, Baoji Hu

Open Access Case report

Descending necrotizing mediastinitis caused by Streptococcus constellatus in an immunocompetent patient: case report and review of the literature

Rui-hai Ye, Jun-chao Yang, Hui-hua Hong, Yu-ping Mao, Yuan-hong Zhu, Yu Cao, Zhen Wang

Open Access Study protocol

Does a pulmonary rehabilitation based ERAS program (PREP) affect pulmonary complication incidence, pulmonary function and quality of life after lung cancer surgery? Study protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Yu Zheng, Mao Mao, Meifang Ji, Qiugang Zheng, Liang Liu, Zhigang Zhao, Haiming Wang, Xiangyang Wei, Yulong Wang, Jiamin Chen, Huiqing Zhou, Qiaoqiao Liang, Ying Chen, Xintong Zhang, Lu Wang, Yihui Cheng, Xiu Zhang, Meiling Teng, Xiao Lu

Open Access Database

Etiology and characteristics of patients with bronchiectasis in Taiwan: a cohort study from 2002 to 2016

Hung-Yu Huang, Fu-Tsai Chung, Chun-Yu Lo, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Yu-Tung Huang, Chih-Hsin Yeh, Chang-Wei Lin, Yu-Chen Huang, Chun-Hua Wang

Open Access Case report

Right single lung transplantation using an inverted left donor lung: interposition of pericardial conduit for pulmonary venous anastomosis - a case report

Haruchika Yamamoto, Kentaroh Miyoshi, Shinji Otani, Takeshi Kurosaki, Seiichiro Sugimoto, Masaomi Yamane, Shinichi Toyooka, Motomu Kobayashi, Takahiro Oto

Open Access Research article

The association of delta neutrophil index with the prognosis of acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sunmin Park, Sang Jun Lee, Beomsu Shin, Seok Jeong Lee, Sang-Ha Kim, Woo Cheol Kwon, Jihye Kim, Myoung Kyu Lee

Open Access Research article

Barriers to and competency with the use of metered dose inhaler and its impact on disease control among adult asthmatic patients in Ethiopia

Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Efrata Ashuro Shegena, Natnael Fentie Gessie, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Mohammed Assen Seid

Open Access Research article

LncRNA TUG1 alleviates sepsis-induced acute lung injury by targeting miR-34b-5p/GAB1

Nan Qiu, Xinmei Xu, Yingying He

Open Access Research article

Blood cell for the differentiation of airway inflammatory phenotypes in COPD exacerbations

Jie Gao, Bida Chen, Sifang Wu, Feng Wu

Open Access Research article

The impact of high-flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy on exercise capacity in fibrotic interstitial lung disease: a proof-of-concept randomized controlled crossover trial

Atsushi Suzuki, Masahiko Ando, Tomoki Kimura, Kensuke Kataoka, Toshiki Yokoyama, Eiichi Shiroshita, Yasuhiro Kondoh

Open Access Case report

A case report of an unusual non-mucinous papillary variant of CPAM type 1 with KRAS mutations

Timco Koopman, Bart L. Rottier, Arja ter Elst, Wim Timens

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Does this lung nodule need urgent review? A discrete choice experiment of Australian general practitioners

P. Brownell, F. Piccolo, F. Brims, R. Norman, D. Manners

Open Access Research article

Prognostic factors for survival after bronchoscopic intervention in patients with airway obstruction due to primary pulmonary malignancy

Bo-Guen Kim, Beomsu Shin, Boksoon Chang, Hojoong Kim, Byeong-Ho Jeong

Open Access Research article

Restrictive spirometric pattern and true pulmonary restriction in a general population sample aged 50 - 64 years

Kjell Torén, Linus Schiöler, Jonas Brisman, Andrei Malinovschi, Anna-Carin Olin, Göran Bergström, Björn Bake

Open Access Research article

Validation of the global lung initiative 2012 multi-ethnic spirometric reference equations in healthy urban Zimbabwean 7–13 year-old school children: a cross-sectional observational study

Tafadzwa Madanhire, Rashida A. Ferrand, Engi F. Attia, Elopy N. Sibanda, Simba Rusakaniko, Andrea M. Rehman

Open Access Research article

Lung transplant referral practice patterns: a survey of cystic fibrosis physicians and general pulmonologists

Bethany L. Bartley, Carolyn E. Schwartz, Roland B. Stark, Anna M. Georgiopoulos, Deborah Friedman, Christopher J. Richards, Henry L. Dorkin, T. Bernard Kinane, Isabel P. Neuringer, Lael M. Yonker

Open Access Research article

LncRNA MAGI2-AS3 is downregulated in non-small cell lung cancer and may be a sponge of miR-25

Yutong Sui, Wencheng Chi, Li Feng, Jiakang Jiang

Open Access Research article

Daily physical activity and related risk factors in COPD

Ali M. Albarrati, Nichola S. Gale, Maggie M. Munnery, John R. Cockcroft, Dennis J. Shale

Open Access Research article

Predicting the microbial cause of community-acquired pneumonia: can physicians or a data-driven method differentiate viral from bacterial pneumonia at patient presentation?

Claire Lhommet, Denis Garot, Leslie Grammatico-Guillon, Cassandra Jourdannaud, Pierre Asfar, Christophe Faisy, Grégoire Muller, Kimberly A. Barker, Emmanuelle Mercier, Sylvie Robert, Philippe Lanotte, Alain Goudeau, Helene Blasco, Antoine Guillon

Open Access Research article

Dietary patterns and asthma among Peruvian children and adolescents

Carla E. Tarazona-Meza, Corrine Hanson, Suzanne L. Pollard, Karina M. Romero Rivero, Rocio M. Galvez Davila, Sameera Talegawkar, Carlos Rojas, Jessica L. Rice, William Checkley, Nadia N. Hansel

Open Access Research article

Circulating matrix metalloproteinases and tissue metalloproteinase inhibitors in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in the multicenter IPF-PRO Registry cohort

Jamie L. Todd, Richard Vinisko, Yi Liu, Megan L. Neely, Robert Overton, Kevin R. Flaherty, Imre Noth, L. Kristin Newby, Joseph A. Lasky, Mitchell A. Olman, Christian Hesslinger, Thomas B. Leonard, Scott M. Palmer, John A. Belperio, Wael Asi, Albert Baker, Scott Beegle, Rany Condos, Francis Cordova, Daniel A. Culver, Tracey Luckhardt, Daniel Dilling, Marilyn Glassberg, Mridu Gulati, Kalpalatha Guntupalli, Nishant Gupta, David Hotchkin, Tristan Huie, Robert Kaner, Hyun Kim, Maryl Kreider, Lisa Lancaster, David Lederer, Doug Lee, Timothy Liesching, Randolph Lipchik, Jason Lobo, Yolanda Mageto, Prema Menon, Lake Morrison, Andrew Namen, Justin Oldham, Rishi Raj, Murali Ramaswamy, Tonya Russell, Paul Sachs, Zeenat Safdar, Barry Sigal, Leann Silhan, Mary Strek, Sally Suliman, Jeremy Tabak, Rajat Walia, Timothy P. Whelan

Open Access Case report

The application of metagenomic next-generation sequencing in diagnosing Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia: a report of five cases

Lei Gu, Wei Liu, Meng Ru, Jing Lin, Guoqing Yu, Jia Ye, Zheng-an Zhu, Yuebin Liu, Jian Chen, Guoxiang Lai, Wen Wen

Open Access Research article

Clinical and lung function outcomes in a cohort of children with severe asthma

Patricia de Gouveia Belinelo, Aleisha Nielsen, Bernadette Goddard, Lauren Platt, Carla Rebeca Da Silva Sena, Paul D. Robinson, Bruce Whitehead, Jodi Hilton, Tanya Gulliver, Laurence Roddick, Kasey Pearce, Vanessa E. Murphy, Peter G. Gibson, Adam Collison, Joerg Mattes

Open Access Research article

Increased respiratory morbidity in individuals with interstitial lung abnormalities

Nils Hoyer, Laura H. Thomsen, Mathilde M. W. Wille, Torgny Wilcke, Asger Dirksen, Jesper H. Pedersen, Zaigham Saghir, Haseem Ashraf, Saher B. Shaker

Open Access Research article

A new simple score of chronic cough: cough evaluation test

Wenzhi Zhan, Liting Zhang, Mei Jiang, Meihua Chen, Xiaoling Yuan, Jianxin Sun, Pusheng Xu, Feng Wu, Chunlai Zhang, Wei Luo, Xiaomei Chen, Hu Li, Kefang Lai

Open Access Case report

Complete regression of pulmonary squamous carcinoma in IPF following gemcitabine plus cisplatin: a case report and literature review

Weirong Ma, Hui Li, Zhigang Tian, Shaojin Wang, Xiwei Zheng, Jia Hou

Open Access Case report

Delayed diagnosis of lung cancer due to misdiagnosis as worsening of sarcoidosis: a case report

Hong-Joon Shin, Min-Seok Kim, Bo Gun Kho, Ha Young Park, Tae-Ok Kim, Cheol-Kyu Park, In-Jae Oh, Yu-Il Kim, Young-Chul Kim, Yoo-Duk Choi, Sung-Chul Lim

Open Access Research article

Validity of EQ-5D utility index and minimal clinically important difference estimation among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Eunmi Bae, Sang-Eun Choi, Haeyoung Lee, Gyeongseon Shin, Daewon Kang

Open Access Research article

The rat model of COPD skeletal muscle dysfunction induced by progressive cigarette smoke exposure: a pilot study

Jianqing Su, Jian Li, Yufan Lu, Ning Li, Peijun Li, Zhengrong Wang, Weibing Wu, Xiaodan Liu

Open Access Case report

Rare cause of repeated pulmonary embolism: a case of primary pleural squamous cell carcinoma and literature review

Zhongzhong Chen, Tingting Feng, Meng Wang, Xingxiang Xu, Yuxiu Wang, Yiran Li, Lingfeng Min

Open Access Research article

Subclinical impairment of dynamic left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction

Antonello D’Andrea, Angelo Canora, Simona Sperlongano, Domenico Galati, Serena Zanotta, Giorgio Emanuele Polistina, Carmine Nicoletta, Giacomo Ghinassi, Maurizio Galderisi, Alessandro Sanduzzi Zamparelli, Patrizio Lancellotti, Marialuisa Bocchino

Open Access Case report

Coexistence of diffuse panbronchiolitis and sarcoidosis revealed during splenectomy: a case report

Tomohiro Akaba, Kiyoshi Takeyama, Mitsuko Kondo, Fumi Kobayashi, Asako Okabayashi, Tatsuo Sawada, Etsuko Tagaya

Open Access Research article

LncRNA MIR17HG inhibits non-small cell lung cancer by upregulating miR-142-3p to downregulate Bach-1

Sen Wei, Jinghao Liu, Xin Li, Xingyu Liu

Open Access Research article

Relationship between the Asthma Control Test (ACT) and other outcomes: a targeted literature review

Bas C. P. van Dijk, Henrik Svedsater, Andreas Heddini, Linda Nelsen, Janita S. Balradj, Cathelijne Alleman

Open Access Case report

Comprehensive genomic profiling aids in understanding the lesion origins of a patient with six synchronous invasive lung adenocarcinomas: a case study

Yang Song, Ziqi Jia, Pancheng Wu, Weiwei Wang, Qiuxiang Ou, Hua Bao, Man Yu, Xue Wu, Peng Liu, Naixin Liang, Shuyang Zhang, Shanqing Li

Open Access Research article

Assessment of viral RNA in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis using RNA-seq

Qinyan Yin, Michael J. Strong, Yan Zhuang, Erik K. Flemington, Naftali Kaminski, Joao A. de Andrade, Joseph A. Lasky

Open Access Research article

Diagnostic procedure for idiopathic eosinophilic pleural effusion: a single-center experience

Weizhan Luo, Yunxiang Zeng, Panxiao Shen, Jianxing He, Jinlin Wang

Open Access Research article

Determinants of empirical antipseudomonal antibiotic prescription for adults with pneumonia in the emergency department

Nuria Angrill, Miguel Gallego, Juli Font, Jordi Vallés, Anisi Morón, Eduard Monsó, Jordi Rello

Open Access Case report

Autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis developed during immunosuppressive treatment in polymyositis with interstitial lung disease: a case report

S. Sato, K. Akasaka, H. Ohta, Y. Tsukahara, G. Kida, E. Tsumiyama, K. Kusano, T. Oba, T. Nishizawa, R. Kawabe, H. Yamakawa, M. Amano, H. Matsushima, T. Takada

Open Access Research article

NTP42, a novel antagonist of the thromboxane receptor, attenuates experimentally induced pulmonary arterial hypertension

Eamon P. Mulvaney, Helen M. Reid, Lucia Bialesova, Annie Bouchard, Dany Salvail, B. Therese Kinsella

Open Access Research article

Chronic respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function status in Ethiopian agricultural workers: a comparative study

Gashaw Garedew Woldeamanuel, Alemu Basazin Mingude, Getachew Yideg Yitbarek, Mitku Mammo Taderegew

Open Access Research article

Post hoc analysis of initial treatments and control status in the INITIAL study: an observational study of newly diagnosed patients with asthma

Jiangtao Lin, Xiuhua Fu, Ping Jiang, Weidong Song, Xiaoyun Hu, Zhijun Jie, Chuntao Liu, Zhengguang He, Xiangdong Zhou, Huaping Tang

Open Access Research article

Symptom control among asthmatics with a clinically significant smoking history: a cross-sectional study in Finland

Toni Kiljander, Tuija Poussa, Timo Helin, Antero Jaakkola, Kari Venho, Lauri Lehtimäki

Open Access Research article

Potential value of serum Aspergillus IgG antibody detection in the diagnosis of invasive and chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in non-agranulocytic patients

Qihong Yu, Jingdong He, Bin Xing, Xin Li, Hongyu Qian, Hong Zhang, Meilin Xu, Haiying Peng

Open Access Case report

Cough in hypereosinophilic syndrome: case report and literature review

Jiaxing Xie, Jianheng Zhang, Xiaoxian Zhang, Qingling Zhang, Kian Fan Chung, Chunyan Wang, Kefang Lai

Open Access Research article

The yield of immediate post lung biopsy CT in predicting iatrogenic pneumothorax

Rafael Y. Brzezinski, Ifat Vigiser, Irina Fomin, Lilach Israeli, Shani Shenhar-Tsarfaty, Amir Bar-Shai

Open Access Research article

Attenuation of intermittent hypoxia-induced apoptosis and fibrosis in pulmonary tissues via suppression of ER stress activation

Zhihui Shi, Linhao Xu, Hui Xie, Ruoyun Ouyang, Ya Ke, Rui Zhou, Wing-Ho Yung

Open Access Case report

Pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising in a patient with Kartagener syndrome

Yoshiaki Nagai, Nobuyuki Koyama, Yuki Iwai, Hiroyoshi Tsubochi, Masahiro Hiruta, Yoshiko Mizushina, Shinichiro Koyama, Yuichi Ishikawa, Koichi Hagiwara

Open Access Case report

Primary malignant melanoma of the lung: a case report and literature review

Shuangshuang Deng, Xiaobo Sun, Zhen Zhu, Jingjing Lu, Guanghua Wen, Xuejiao Chang, Hui Gao, Yanfei Hua, Lumei Wang, Jinli Gao

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Barriers to and competency with the use of metered dose inhaler and its impact on disease control among adult asthmatic patients in Ethiopia

Tadesse Melaku Abegaz, Efrata Ashuro Shegena, Natnael Fentie Gessie, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Mohammed Assen Seid

Open Access Research article

Prognostic value of pretreatment platelet counts in lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Yuan Yuan, Hai Zhong, Liang Ye, Qian Li, Surong Fang, Wei Gu, Yingying Qian

Open Access Research article

Decreased handgrip strength can predict lung function impairment in male workers: a cross sectional study

Makiko Kanai, Osamu Kanai, Kohei Fujita, Tadashi Mio, Masato Ito

Open Access Case report

A case report of fungal infection associated acute fibrinous and organizing pneumonitis

Jiangnan Zhao, Yi Shi, Dongmei Yuan, Qunli Shi, Weiping Wang, Xin Su

Open Access Case report

Case report of endoprosthesis -Y implantation in severe respiratory failure in the MPSII patient; comparison with literature data

Wojciech Gocyk, Janusz Warmus, Henryk Olechnowicz, Miroslaw Bik-Multanowski, Lukasz Pawlinski, Beata Kiec-Wilk

Open Access Research article

Clinical impact of cardiovascular disease on patients with bronchiectasis

Shanshan Chen, Aimin Qiu, Zhang Tao, Hailin Zhang

Open Access Research article

Prognostic factors for ARDS: clinical, physiological and atypical immunodeficiency

Min Song, Yijie Liu, Zhiwen Lu, Hong Luo, Hong Peng, Ping Chen

Open Access Research article

The characteristics of the frequent exacerbator with chronic bronchitis phenotype and non-exacerbator phenotype in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis and system review

Jian-jun Wu, Hong-ri Xu, Ying-xue Zhang, Yi-xuan Li, Hui-yong Yu, Liang-duo Jiang, Cheng-xiang Wang, Mei Han

Open Access Case report

IgG4-related pleural disease in a patient with pulmonary adenocarcinoma under durvalumab treatment: a case report

Takeshi Terashima, Eri Iwami, Takashi Shimada, Aoi Kuroda, Tatsu Matsuzaki, Takahiro Nakajima, Aya Sasaki, Keisuke Eguchi

Open Access Research article

People–centred care versus clinic–based DOT for continuation phase TB treatment in Armenia: a cluster randomized trial

Vahe Khachadourian, Nune Truzyan, Arusyak Harutyunyan, Varduhi Petrosyan, Hayk Davtyan, Karapet Davtyan, Martin van den Boom, Michael E. Thompson

Open Access Research article

Effect of mechanical ventilation versus spontaneous breathing on abdominal edema and inflammation in ARDS: an experimental porcine model

Silvia Marchesi, Göran Hedenstierna, Aki Hata, Ricardo Feinstein, Anders Larsson, Anders Olof Larsson, Miklós Lipcsey

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Contribution of social factors to readmissions within 30 days after hospitalization for COPD exacerbation

Tadahiro Goto, Kazuki Yoshida, Mohammad Kamal Faridi, Carlos A. Camargo Jr, Kohei Hasegawa

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Acute kidney injury in hospitalized patients with nonexacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Xiaohong Wang, Zhen Xie, Shuguang Xiong, Wei Xiong, Tian Zhong, Yang Su

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Worldwide clinical practices in perioperative antibiotic therapy for lung transplantation

Benjamin Coiffard, Eloi Prud’Homme, Sami Hraiech, Nadim Cassir, Jérôme Le Pavec, Romain Kessler, Federica Meloni, Marc Leone, Pascal Alexandre Thomas, Martine Reynaud-Gaubert, Laurent Papazian

Open Access Research article

LncRNA FEZF1-AS1 promotes non-small lung cancer cell migration and invasion through the up-regulation of NOTCH1 by serving as a sponge of miR-34a

Shangxiao Huang, Chunjun Li, Jianfeng Huang, Penghui Luo, Dunchang Mo, Hanlei Wang

Open Access Research article

Treatment with LABA versus LAMA for stable COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Akira Koarai, Hisatoshi Sugiura, Mitsuhiro Yamada, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Naoya Fujino, Tomotaka Kawayama, Masakazu Ichinose

Open Access Research article

The dietary antioxidant quercetin reduces hallmarks of bleomycin-induced lung fibrogenesis in mice

Agnes W. Boots, Carmen Veith, Catrin Albrecht, Roger Bartholome, Marie-José Drittij, Sandra M. H. Claessen, Aalt Bast, Martin Rosenbruch, Leonie Jonkers, Frederik-Jan van Schooten, Roel P. F. Schins

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Better pulmonary function is associated with greater handgrip strength in a healthy Chinese Han population

Liangmei Chen, Xiaomin Liu, Qian Wang, Linpei Jia, Kangkang Song, Sasa Nie, Yinping Zhang, Dan Cao, Delong Zhao, Zuoxiang Li, Zheyi Dong, Ying Zheng, Shuwei Duan, Xuefeng Sun, Zhe Feng, Guangyan Cai, Weiguang Zhang, Xiangmei Chen

Open Access Research article

Development and outcomes of a comprehensive multidisciplinary incidental lung nodule and lung cancer screening program

Gregory P. LeMense, Ernest A. Waller, Cheryl Campbell, Tyler Bowen

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Clinical impact of advanced chronic kidney disease in patients with non-HIV pulmonary cryptococcosis

Hiroki Tashiro, Tetsuro Haraguchi, Koichiro Takahashi, Hironori Sadamatsu, Ryo Tajiri, Ayako Takamori, Shinya Kimura, Naoko Sueoka-Aragane

Open Access Research article

Smoking is associated with pneumonia development in lung cancer patients

Jung Won Heo, Chang Dong Yeo, Chan Kwon Park, Sung Kyoung Kim, Ju Sang Kim, Jin Woo Kim, Seung Joon Kim, Sang Haak Lee, Hye Seon Kang

Open Access Research article

Vaping induced pneumonitis: a small community hospital’s case series and analysis

Andrew L. Silverman, Haseeb Siddique, Vikas Kumar, Thuy-Hong Le, Joseph Ng

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A randomized, controlled, repeat-dose study of batefenterol/fluticasone furoate compared with placebo in the treatment of COPD

Courtney Crim, Mark Gotfried, Selwyn Spangenthal, Michael Watkins, Amanda Emmett, Catriona Crawford, Charlotte Baidoo, Ramiro Castro-Santamaria

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How people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease perceive their illness: a qualitative study between mind and body

Marta Pozzar, Eleonora Volpato, Chiara Valota, Francesco Pagnini, Paolo Innocente Banfi

Open Access Case report

A diver’s dilemma – a case report on bronchopulmonary sequestration

Timothy Xin Zhong Tan, Andrew Yunkai Li, James Jie Sng, Mark Lim, Zhi Xiang Tan, Hope Xian’en Ang, Boon Hor Ho, David Zhiwei Law, Anne Ann Ling Hsu

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A multicentre retrospective observational study on Polish experience of pirfenidone therapy in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: the PolExPIR study

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The fraction of sensitization among lung transplant recipients in a transplant center in Japan

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Inhibition of overexpressed Kv3.4 augments HPV in endotoxemic mice

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Comorbidities associated with nontuberculous mycobacterial disease in Japanese adults: a claims-data analysis

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A case report of idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis with severe respiratory failure in pregnancy

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Cigarette smoke extract stimulates bronchial epithelial cells to undergo a SUMOylation turnover

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Evaluation of lymphocytic infiltration in the bronchial glands of Sjögren’s syndrome in transbronchial lung cryobiopsy

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IL-32 induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition by triggering endoplasmic reticulum stress in A549 cells

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Lung function in obese children and adolescents without respiratory disease: a systematic review

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Correlation between MMP2 expression in lung cancer tissues and clinical parameters: a retrospective clinical analysis

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Elevated serum matrix metalloprotease (MMP-2) as a candidate biomarker for stable COPD

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COVID-19 or clinical amyopathic dermatomyositis associated rapidly progressive interstitial lung disease? A case report

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Polymorphisms in the airway epithelium related genes CDHR3 and EMSY are associated with asthma susceptibility

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Recurrence of SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid positive test in patients with COVID-19: a report of two cases

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Serum heme oxygenase-1 measurement is useful for evaluating disease activity and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease

Ryo Nagasawa, Yu Hara, Kota Murohashi, Ayako Aoki, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Shigeto Takagi, Satoru Hashimoto, Akihiko Kawana, Takeshi Kaneko

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CircRNA0001859, a new diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for COPD and AECOPD

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A case report of aspergillosis accompanied by saccular bronchodilation after bronchial thermoplasty in a 19-year-old woman

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Reversible lung fibrosis in a 6-year-old girl after long term nitrofurantoin treatment

Lise Fischer Mikkelsen, Sune Rubak

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Proteus empyema as a rare complication from an infected renal cyst, a case report

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Serum SP-A and KL-6 levels can predict the improvement and deterioration of patients with interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features

Jingxian Wang, Peiyan Zheng, Zhifeng Huang, Huimin Huang, Mingshan Xue, Chenxi Liao, Baoqing Sun, Nanshan Zhong

Open Access Research article

Clinical profiles of subclinical disease among pulmonary tuberculosis patients: a prospective cohort study in South Korea

Jinsoo Min, Chaeuk Chung, Sung Soo Jung, Hye Kyeong Park, Sung-Soon Lee, Ki Man Lee

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A multicenter randomized trial to assess the efficacy of CONvalescent plasma therapy in patients with Invasive COVID-19 and acute respiratory failure treated with mechanical ventilation: the CONFIDENT trial protocol

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Clinical features of Japanese patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Hiroki Tashiro, Yuki Kurihara, Koichiro Takahashi, Hironori Sadamatsu, Tetsuro Haraguchi, Ryo Tajiri, Ayako Takamori, Shinya Kimura, Naoko Sueoka-Aragane

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

COVID-19 related concerns of people with long-term respiratory conditions: a qualitative study

Keir E. J. Philip, Bradley Lonergan, Andrew Cumella, Joe Farrington-Douglas, Michael Laffan, Nicholas S. Hopkinson

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Occult foreign body aspirations in pediatric patients: 20-years of experience

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Rapidly progressive respiratory failure with multiple halo signs on computed tomography in a patient with primary cardiac angiosarcoma derived from the right atrium: a case report

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Open Access Retraction Note

Retraction Note: Bronchial blocker versus double-lumen endobronchial tube in minimally invasive cardiac surgery

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Open Access Database

ILDGDB: a manually curated database of genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics and drug information for interstitial lung diseases

Yupeng Li, Gangao Wu, Yu Shang, Yue Qi, Xue Wang, Shangwei Ning, Hong Chen

Open Access COVID-19 Research article

Application of high-flow nasal cannula in hypoxemic patients with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study

Ming Hu, Qiang Zhou, Ruiqiang Zheng, Xuyan Li, Jianmin Ling, Yumei Chen, Jing Jia, Cuihong Xie

Open Access COVID-19 Case report

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