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.
Researchers investigated the incidence rates of interstitial lung disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving tofacitinib and identified potential risk factors.
In patients with COPD, lung methylation profiles differ according to the severity of airflow limitation and some epigenetic changes translate into specific gene expression changes in the lung.
When evaluating a patient with newly identified interstitial lung disease, using a questionnaire may help clinicians identify potentially relevant exposures for hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
The use of exhaled breath analysis via eNose technology can help accurately distinguish various subtypes of interstitial lung disease.
In patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, treatment with pirfenidone was associated with a lower risk of mortality and acute respiratory-related hospitalizations than treatment with nintedanib.
There are significant differences in perceptions of prevalence, risk factors, and the management of RA-associated interstitial lung disease between rheumatologists and pulmonologists.
Researchers confirmed the feasibility of conducting a randomized, triple-blinded, sham-controlled trial of ambulatory oxygen delivered via portable oxygen concentrator to evaluate its effects in patients with interstitial lung disease.
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 new genomic classifier added to bronchoscopic lung cryobiopsy increased the diagnostic confidence of physicians for interstitial lung disease.
