Correspondence to Sosse E Klarenbeek, Department of Medical Imaging, Radboudumc, Nijmegen 6500 HB, Gelderland, The Netherlands; sosse.klarenbeek{at}radboudumc.nl Background The assumption that more ...

Background Hospitalisation due to acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) is common, and subsequent mortality high. The DECAF score was derived for accurate prediction of mortality and risk ...

Introduction Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is broken down into primary (PSP: no known underlying lung disease), secondary (SSP: known lung disease) and from trauma or iatrogenic pneumothorax (IP).

Introduction Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) remains an important tool in the assessment of respiratory disease that is frequently performed within the outpatient setting. While guidelines exist concerning ...

1 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland 2 Department of Pediatrics, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland Correspondence to: Dr O Ruuskanen, Department of ...

Applied Immunobiology and Transplantation Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Correspondence to Dr A J Fisher, Applied Immunobiology and ...

Introduction Vitamin D status in sarcoidosis patients is more accurately assessed by measuring the active metabolite 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D. Prescribing vitamin D supplementation based on the inactive, ...

Platypnoea–orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is a rare disorder, manifesting as deoxygenation occurring when the patient is in the upright position. Four broad mechanisms for the condition have been ...

Introduction Treatment of tuberculosis (TB) entails a small but significant risk of drug-induced liver injury (DILI); this can have an adverse effect on treatment adherence, in addition to the impact ...

1 Academic Division of Medicine and Surgery South, The University of Manchester, North West Lung Centre, South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK 2 Department of Medical ...

1 Interstitial Lung Disease Program and Autoimmune Lung Center, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA 2 Division of Psychosocial Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA 3 ...

4 Clinical Pharmacology and Discovery Medicine, GlaxoSmithKline R&D, Greenford, UK 5 Department of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy, Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ School of Medicine, London, UK Dr D ...