Background Long-lasting symptoms following SARS-CoV2-infection have been described
in several studies. However, there is only limited knowledge about the ongoing …

Background Asthma is increasingly recognized as heterogeneous, characterized by different
endotypes, with obesity not only a distinct phenotype but a risk factor for severe asthma. …

The fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (F ENO ) is a biomarker for type 2 asthma, reflecting the
degree of local pulmonary inflammation linked to immune pathways, including interleukin (IL)-…

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is associated with high morbidity and mortality
resulting from a direct or indirect injury of the lung. It is characterized by a rapid alveolar injury…

Purpose Several studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 can induce a massive release of
cytokines which contributes to disease severity and mortality. Therefore, cytokine levels in the …

… On day 82, a second BAL with a differential cell count … On day 117, a third BAL showed
normal lymphocytes and … neutrophil granulocytes were detected in the fourth BAL (CC: 10.5 × 10 …

Introduction The Severe Asthma Registry, founded by German Asthma Net (GAN) in 2011,
is a prospective registry recording clinical parameters from participating centers in Germany, …

… (BAL) of lung cancer patients has not been sufficiently evaluated so far. In this prospective
study, the proportion of PD-1 + CD4 + as well as PD-1 + CD8 + T cells in BAL … CD4 + BAL cells …

Background and objective Hyponatremia and the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic
hormone secretion (SIADH) are associated with and can be caused by tuberculosis (TB) …

This article summarises the highlights from the European Respiratory Society's “Clinical
techniques, imaging and endoscopy” Assembly 14 presented at the virtual 2021 European …