Dr G G Lestringant, Division of Dermatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tawam Hospital, PO Box 15258, Al Ain, United Arab Emiratesgglest{at}emirates.net.ae Dyskeratosis congenita (DC) is a rare ...

Introduction Acute exacerbation of interstitial lung disease (AE-ILD) often results in death and poses significant challenges ...

Associations of pulmonary microvascular blood volume with per cent emphysema and CT emphysema subtypes in the community: the MESA Lung study ...

Otago and Canterbury Respiratory Research Groups, Dunedin and Christchurch Schools of Medicine, University of Otago Medical School, New Zealand Dr D R Taylor, Department of Medicine, Dunedin School of ...

1 Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark Background Recently, several proteins of the extracellular matrix have been characterised as active contributors to ...

1 Respiratory Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK 2 Department of Respiratory Medicine, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (Queen ...

Review of the history of auscultation of the lung reveals few scientific investigations. The majority of these have led to inconclusive results. The mechanism of production of normal breath sounds ...

MRC and Asthma-UK Centre for Allergic Mechanisms in Asthma, King's College London, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Catherine M Hawrylowicz, Department of Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Science, 5th ...

A. Ashish, M. Shaw, T. S. Jordan, E. Spencer, H. G. Tan, A. Collins, B. Govin, M. Ledson, M. J. Walshaw. Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK Background ...

Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Churchill Hospital, Oxford, UK Dr Sophie D West, Sleep Unit, Oxford Centre for Respiratory Medicine, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Oxford OX3 ...

Background Childhood interstitial lung disease (chILD) encompasses a group of rare heterogeneous respiratory conditions associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Reports suggest that many ...

Background Limited research exists on screening thresholds for low-dose CT in detecting malignant pure ground-glass lung ...