Respiratory

Pulmonary sequelae after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection range from limited abnormalities to major interstitial lung diseases (ILD). Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and cryobiopsy findings, integrated with the clinical and radiological scenario, may help clinicians to correctly manage patients and aid researchers in better understanding the features and pathogenic mechanisms of post-COVID-19 fibrosis.

Histology is a key element for the multidisciplinary diagnosis of fibrotic diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (f-DPLD) when the clinical–radiological setting of f-DPLD with high-resolution CT features diagnostic of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) are not present.

Exposure to pollen has been associated with an increased risk of respiratory symptoms in both allergic and nonallergic individuals. However, the association of pollen exposure with respiratory symptoms during infancy, a particularly vulnerable period for lung development, remains unclear.

Current guidelines provide clinical recommendations for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) treatment…

Tracheal stenosis (TS) after long-term artificial lung ventilation remains a problem in the Russian region. In the Urals region during…

Dyspnoea and exercise intolerance are near universal symptoms in fibrotic interstitial lung disease (fILD).1 Neither anti-fibrotic agents…

Pneumomediastinum (PM) is a rare pathological entity that is divided into two categories: secondary, with a well-known aetiology, and…

Since their introduction to the European and USA markets in 2006–2007, electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have become popular nicotine-delivery devices…