The terms cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) and idiopathic bronchiolitis obliterans
with organizing pneumonia (BOOP) are synonymous. Typical COP should be viewed as a …

Lung involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and primary Sjögren's syndrome
(pSS) has extensively been outlined with a multiplicity of different manifestations. In SLE, the …

Inflammatory and fibrotic processes can involve the small airways (ie, respiratory and
terminal bronchioles) in several connective tissue disorders (CTDs). Obliterative …

Study objectives To determine the frequency and type of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in
consecutive subjects with symptomatic Ig deficiency. Patients One hundred forty-eight …

BACKGROUND: Relationships among clinical, physiological, imaging and pathological
findings of small airway disease associated with Sjögren's syndrome have remained …

Sjögren's syndrome is a frequent auto-immune disorder with a pulmonary location in almost
10% of the patients. Although bronchial involvement is very common, most patients only …

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic, slowly progressive, inflammatory, autoimmune
disease characterized by (1) lymphocytic infiltration of the exocrine glands leading to …

Diffuse alveolar damage (DAD) is a relatively nonspecific pattern of acute lung injury that
can be observed in a wide range of clinical circumstances. DAD has often been recognized …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-associated constrictive bronchiolitis is a severe condition with no
established efficient treatment. A 55-year-old woman with seropositive RA developed rapidly …

Background and objective: Obstructive bronchiolar disease or constrictive bronchiolitis,
particularly in non‐transplant patients, is poorly understood. This study identified the …