[PDF] Top 20 Interstitial Lung Diseases Associated with Connective Tissue Pathologies: Radiologic Features

... of interstitial lung disease (ILD) asso- ciated with connective tissue diseases (CTD) by providing detailed informa- tion on the elementary lesion and the radiological pattern of ...ILD ... See full document

... immune diseases characterized by muscle weakness caused by damage to skeletal ...two diseases, these conditions are widely associated with visceral involvement, mainly of the skin and lung ... See full document

... texture features were reduced to 615 potential predictors based on 165 patients in the training cohort (Figure ...promising features (Figure ...prognostic features were reduced to 11 (Figure 3A–C, ... See full document

... Inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of many autoimmune diseases. C-reactive protein (CRP), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and serum fer- ritin (SF) levels are higher in patients with CTD+ILD than ... See full document

... of lung parenchymal disorders, with common pathological features of inflammation and/or ...is associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD-IP), including multiple sclerosis, ... See full document

... with features of NSIP, especially in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy) is also ...a lung biopsy is generally not needed in patients with CTD, especially systemic sclerosis and rheumatoid ... See full document

... Many connective tissue diseases present with various extraarticular ...terstitial lung disease, which should be a focus of rheumatologists and physical clinicians because of its severe ... See full document

... the lung for carbon monoxide ...nonspecific interstitial pneumonia is the most common histological type among CTD-ILDs, but patterns such as usual inter- stitial pneumonia, bronchiolitis obliterans ... See full document

... This prospective study investigated patients with CTD- APAH who received exercise and respiratory training as an add-on to disease-targeted medication, between October 2007 and July 2011. Further inclusion criteria were ... See full document

... strongly associated with “ Velcro-type ” ...individual radiologic features identified that reticulation, honeycombing, ground glass opacities and traction bron- chiectasis were all independently ... See full document

... features, according to the American Thoracic Society/ European Respiratory Society consensus classification [6, 19]. Histological classification of ILDs was based on pathologic findings in surgical lung ... See full document

... the features associated with a differences between the VAS scores for cough intensity and cough frequency, we stratified patients into three categories using the following formula: (cough intensity) − ... See full document

... and interstitial pneu- monia with autoimmune features (IPAF) was according to the established criteria ...had features of autoimmunity, yet falling short of a characterizable CTD, was included in ... See full document

... Several papers have highlighted the correlation between LUS signs with some clinical features. The relationships between B-lines, PFTs, and clinical variables were evalu- ated in 39 SSc patients [24]. This study ... See full document

... An emerging novel function for PPARγ is as an endogenous anti-fi brotic defense mechanism. Ligand activation of cellular PPARγ potently inhibited the activa- tion of TGFβ-inducible responses in normal skin and lung ... See full document

... moderate interstitial chronic inflammation and type 2 AEC hyperplasia in inflammation ...including connective tissues diseases and surfactant disorders. LIP features include a marked diffuse ... See full document

... clinical features suggest- ing an associated CTD, but whose features fall short of a clear diagnosis of CTD under the current rheumatologic classification systems ... See full document

... We also attempted to compare the IPAF group to groups of other ILD types with different levels of autoimmune features. When the diagnostic criteria of IPAF were first recommended by ATS/ERS, they focused on ILD ... See full document

... During ageing, proteins and cellular debris are ineffectively cleared and accumulate in the cell. Such a defect in cellular housekeeping mechanisms leads to senescence or apoptosis [46, 58, 59]. Autophagy is a tightly ... See full document

... Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation, median (interquartile range), or number (%). Continuous data were tested for normality using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. Measures of disease progression included ... See full document