Background: Diagnostic criteria of idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) were
recently proposed, including physiological criteria of the body mass index (BMI) and …

Objectives Loss of body weight, a manifestation of cachexia, is frequently found in patients
with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease (MAC-LD) and known as a prognostic …

Objective The association between nutritional status and prognosis of idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF) remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to explore …

Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE), a new disease entity associated with interstitial
pneumonia, is characterized by fibrosis and elastosis involving the pleura and subpleural …

Background Skeletal muscle atrophy, a common complication of idiopathic pulmonary
fibrosis (IPF), and its presence upon diagnosis can indicate a poor prognosis. Patients with …

Background Hypercapnia can cause a disturbance of consciousness and adversely affect a
patient's general condition. Patients with interstitial lung disease seldom experience …

Background To investigate the effect of sarcopenia on mortality in patients with acute
ischemic stroke caused by anterior circulation large artery occlusion who underwent …

Materials and methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of the Department
of Respiratory Medicine of Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital and selected consecutive …

Methods A total of 26 patients who were confirmed to have PPFE by lung biopsy, were
included, and their clinico-radiologic-pathologic findings were retrospectively analyzed …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review highlights the clinical, radiological and histological
features of pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (PPFE) as well as the typical disease course …