Extraintestinal manifestations occur commonly in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Pulmonary
manifestations (PM) of IBD may be divided in airway disorders, interstitial lung disorders…

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a dreadful, chronic, and irreversibly progressive fibrosing
disease leading to death in all patients affected, and IPF acute exacerbations constitute …

Background: Recent studies suggest poor sleep quality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF). However, so far, the impact of IPF-related sleep breathing disorders (SBDs) …

The advent of computed tomography permitted recognition of the coexistence of pulmonary
fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE). Emphysema is usually encountered in the upper lobes …

Introduction Controversy exists about the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis acute
exacerbations (IPF-AEs). According to one hypothesis IPF-AEs represent the development …

Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis acute exacerbation (IPF-AE) constitutes IPF’s
most devastating event, representing the unexpected superimposition of diffuse alveolar …

Background and Objectives Granulocyte macrophage–colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)
causes variable improvement in autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP). Upon …

Background. In IPF, defects in lung mechanics and gas exchange manifest with exercise
limitation due to dyspnea, the most prominent and disabling symptom. Aim. To evaluate the role …

Lung involvement in connective tissue disorders (CTDs) may present as pleomorphic since
any lung compartment may be involved such as airways, exocrine secretory and alveolar …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an irreversibly progressive diffuse lung disease
characterised by a usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern. IPF presents with an ominous …