There is increasing awareness of bronchiectasis in children and adolescents, a chronic
pulmonary disorder associated with poor quality of life for the child/adolescent and their …

The potential detrimental effects of steroids on the immune system to fight viral infections
had always been a concern for patients on long term steroids in chronic conditions. A recent …

Background: Whether all types of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) would increase the
pneumonia risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains …

Rationale: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are commonly prescribed with long-acting β2-
agonists (LABA) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To date, the effects of …

Selective phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitors are a class of nonsteroid anti-inflammatory
drugs for treating chronic inflammatory diseases. Modulation of systemic and airway …

Currently, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients and their physicians face
a number of significant clinical challenges, one of which is the high degree of uncertainty …

Objective The present study aimed to evaluate HRQOL and to explore the factors associated
with poor HRQOL among patients with COPD. Methods In the present cross-sectional study …

In chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), treatment with inhaled corticosteroids
(ICSs) in combination with long acting beta-2-agonists (LABA) or LABA/long-acting …

Background The observation of patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
led us to note a lower prevalence of patients affected by chronic respiratory disease, in …

Background: Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are commonly
treated with inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting ß2-agonist combination therapy. While …