Several groups have described a syndrome in which idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
coexists with pulmonary emphysema. This comes as no surprise since both diseases are …

Importance Airflow obstruction on spirometry is universally used to define chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), and current or former smokers without airflow obstruction may …

The syndrome resulting from combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema has not been
comprehensively described. The current authors conducted a retrospective study of 61 …

BACKGROUND: The association between HIV and emphysema remains incompletely
understood. We sought to determine whether HIV is an independent risk factor for …

Rationale: Heterogeneous characteristics are observed in familial pulmonary fibrosis (FPF),
suggesting that nongenetic factors contribute to disease manifestations. Objectives: To …

Background COVID‐19 is a new pneumonia. It has been hypothesized that tobacco smoking
history may increase severity of this disease in the patients once infected by the underlying …

Most studies on asbestos-related diseases are based on chest radiographs, and dose–
response relationships are still controversial. The aim of this study was to describe the most …

In the very interesting article concerning the clinical syndrome resulting from combined
pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) published in the European Respiratory Journal …

Background Pulmonary function tests (PFT), particularly spirometry and lung diffusing
capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO), have been considered useful methods for the …

Objectives. To evaluate to what extent emphysema was evident, as identified by High
Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT), in smokers with normal lung function and to …