A multidisciplinary committee of international experts have released a new clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis of adult hypersensitivity pneumonitis, an immune-mediated inflammatory lung and small airway disease.
As a central goal of PF Awareness Month and their ongoing work, the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation aims to improve diagnostic delays and misdiagnoses in this patient population.
Individuals with pulmonary fibrosis could develop more serious complications if infected with COVID-19, and those awaiting organ transplantation and other surgical interventions may face delays because of the pandemic.
A self-reported family history of pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is predictive of decreased transplant-free survival in patients with idiopathic PF (IPF) and in those with non-IPF interstitial lung disease.
Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have nearly double the risk of having gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) compared with the general population.
Persistent inflammatory interstitial lung disease has been observed among patients following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.
Patients with pulmonary hypertension caused by interstitial lung disease experienced greater improvements in exercise capacity with inhaled treprostinil compared with placebo.
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole therapy did not reduce time to death, lung transplant, or hospitalization in patients with moderate or severe idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Close monitoring of patients with systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease and awareness of the variable course of progression is highly important in considering when to initiate treatment.
A higher neutrophil count predicted worse disease course and higher long-term mortality in patients with systemic sclerosis-related interstitial lung disease.
Clinicians should use caution when interpreting the guidelines for the diagnosis and detection of sarcoidosis and must consider unique individual clinical circumstances when managing these patients.
