The prevalence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary diseases has been
increasing worldwide. NTM consist of approximately 200 species and distinguishing between …

Background Strongyloidiasis is a chronic parasitic infection caused by Strongyloides stercoralis.
Severe cases such as, hyperinfection syndrome (HS) and disseminated strongyloidiasis …

… , and analysis were performed by Daijiro Nabeya, Takeshi Kinjo, and Kazutaka Yamaniha.
The first draft of the manuscript was written by Daijiro Nabeya. All authors provided comments …

Although many reports have already shown RSV outbreaks among hemato‐oncology patients,
genomic studies detecting similar RSV strains prior to an outbreak in the hospital are rare…

Sweet's syndrome is reportedly associated with preceding nontuberculous mycobacterial
infections (NTMIs). Here, we report on a systemic Mycobacterium intracellulare infection in a …

Background and Objectives: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has a variable clinical course,
which ranges from being asymptomatic to progressive respiratory failure. The purpose of …

A 62-year-old woman complained of diarrhea and vomiting after receiving chemotherapy for
cervical cancer in association with high doses of corticosteroids. Two months later, the …

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global public health concern that can be classified
as mild, moderate, severe, or critical, based on disease severity. Since the identification of …

High mobility group box 1 (HMGB-1) protein is involved in acute lung injury due to various
etiologies. We evaluated HMGB-1 levels in sera and bronchoalveolar fluids in patients with …

Background Eosinophilic airway inflammation caused by respiratory virus infection has been
demonstrated in basic research; however, clinical investigations are lacking. To clarify the …