Criteria for the diagnosis of idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis: a proposal

K Watanabe, H Ishii, F Kiyomi, Y Terasaki… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Physicians have few opportunities to perform surgical lung biopsy (SLB) to
diagnose idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE). Therefore, diagnostic criteria …

[HTML][HTML] Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis–a luminal hypereosinophilic disease with extracellular trap cell death

S Ueki, A Hebisawa, K Asano, JS Neves - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is characterized by an early allergic
response and late-phase lung injury in response to repeated exposure to Aspergillus …

[HTML][HTML] New clinical diagnostic criteria for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis/mycosis and its validation

K Asano, A Hebisawa, T Ishiguro, N Takayanagi… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background There are several clinical diagnostic criteria for allergic bronchopulmonary
aspergillosis (ABPA). However, these criteria have not been validated in detail, and no …

Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis-pathophysiology, histology, diagnosis, and treatment

K Asano, K Kamei, A Hebisawa - Asia Pacific Allergy, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis (ABPM) develops mainly in patients with asthma or
cystic fibrosis via types I and III hypersensitivity reactions to filamentous fungi. Aspergillus …

Lymphangiogenesis-mediated shedding of LAM cell clusters as a mechanism for dissemination in lymphangioleiomyomatosis

T Kumasaka, K Seyama, K Mitani… - The American journal …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) affects exclusively women of reproductive age, involves
the lungs and axial lymphatic system, and is frequently complicated with renal …

Immunoglobulin G4‐related lung disease: clinicoradiological and pathological features

S Matsui, A Hebisawa, F Sakai, H Yamamoto… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4)‐related disease is a multi‐organ
disorder that can include the lungs. IgG4‐related lung disease can present in various forms; …

Eosinophils release extracellular DNA traps in response to Aspergillus fumigatus

VS Muniz, JC Silva, YAV Braga, RCN Melo… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Eosinophils mediate the immune response in different infectious conditions.
The release of extracellular DNA traps (ETs) by leukocytes has been described as an innate …

Indium lung disease

KJ Cummings, M Nakano, K Omae, K Takeuchi… - Chest, 2012 - Elsevier
Background Reports of pulmonary fibrosis, emphysema, and, more recently, pulmonary
alveolar proteinosis (PAP) in indium workers suggested that workplace exposure to indium …

Prevalence of uterine and adnexal involvement in pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a clinicopathologic study of 10 patients

T Hayashi, T Kumasaka, K Mitani, Y Terao… - The American journal …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), a systemic disorder affecting almost exclusively young
women, is characterized by the abnormal proliferation of smooth muscle-like cells (LAM …

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in Japan: a nationwide survey

T Oguma, M Taniguchi, T Shimoda, K Kamei… - Allergology …, 2018 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an allergic pulmonary
disease characterized by a hypersensitivity reaction to Aspergillus species colonizing the …