Progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) is not merely a diagnostic umbrella; it is a continuous, irreversible cascade of fibroproliferation that carries a mortality rate rivalling many aggressive ...

Air quality, walking and COPD: preserving the benefits of physical activity in an urban world ...

For several decades, we have known that oral corticosteroids increase the risk of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). An ...

For many patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the greatest threat to survival may arise not from respiratory failure but from cardiovascular disease. COPD is increasingly ...

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Background In most chronic airway diseases, identifying phenotypes has advanced clinical practice and research. However, no such phenotypes exist for paediatric bronchiectasis. We therefore sought to ...

A 65-year-old woman presented with a 6-month history of chest tightness, non-productive cough and dull chest pain. She had no significant occupational or smoking history. Laboratory findings were ...

Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Early antibiotic therapy ...

A 62-year-old man with a history of systemic Amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis in prior haematological remission presented with progressive dyspnoea and non-productive cough. He denied haemoptysis, ...

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A 14-year-old female with constitutional mismatch repair deficiency syndrome and recurrent glioblastoma multiforme was referred for respiratory evaluation due to chronic cough and abnormal chest ...