In December 2019, a respiratory disease associated with a novel coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China1,2,3. The syndrome, now called COVID-19, was caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and has since rapidly spread worldwide4. As of May 18, 2021, a total ...
Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Medical Clinic, University Hospital, Groningen, HollandK. VriesDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases, Medical Clinic, University Hospital, Groningen, HollandH. J. SluiterDepartment of Pulmonary Diseases, Medical Clinic, University Hospital, Groningen, Holland...
Sarcoidosis, systemic disease that is characterized by the formation of granulomas (small grainy lumps) in affected tissue. Although the cause of sarcoidosis is unknown, the disease may be caused by an abnormal immune response to certain antigens. Sarcoi
Interstitial lung disease(ILD).This is a group of lung conditions that includessarcoidosis,idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, andautoimmune disease. Pneumoniaandpulmonary edemacan also affect your interstitium. Lung Diseases Affecting Blood Vessels The right side of yourheartgets low-oxygen blood from your ve...
Interstitial lung disease(ILD).This is a group of lung conditions that includessarcoidosis,idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, andautoimmune disease. Pneumoniaandpulmonary edemacan also affect your interstitium. Lung Diseases Affecting Blood Vessels The right side of yourheartgets low-oxygen blood from your ve...
pulmonary sarcoidosisglobal incidenceglobal burdensocio-demographic indexBackground: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary sarcoidosis are common respiratory disease with a heterogeneous distribution worldwide. In present studoi:10.2139/ssrn.3745183Xiaoqian Ma...
The Kveim test can be used to detect sarcoidosis. Extrinsic disorders An elevated creatine kinase level may indicate myositis, which may cause muscle weakness with resultant restrictive lung disease. Next: Imaging Studies What to Read Next on Medscape Related Conditions and Diseases Idiopathic ...
aMycetoma In a large sarcoidosis series, the incidence of Aspergillus-related lung disease has been reported to be around 2 % [53, 54], although this figure is much higher in patients with chronic fibrotic disease. Radiographically, mycetomas appear as a mass of soft-tissue density within a...
Upper lobe pleural-based findings are characteristic and PPFE has been described as idiopathic disease or associated with familial or autoimmune processes [2]. Sarcoidosis is another very important ILD, but in our experience, its phenotype is often better understood by general medicine and pulmonary ...
Conclusions: When performed under safe conditions and in an experienced center, cryobiopsy is a procedure with limited complications having a high diagnostic yield in fibrotic interstitial lung disease. Keywords: lung biopsy; interstitial lung disease; diagnosis ...