2024
The Clinical Utility of Pulmonary Function Tests in the Diagnosis and Characterization of Central Airway Obstruction: A Narrative Review
Ampazis D, Vlachakos V, Anagnostopoulos N, Tzouvelekis A, Sampsonas F. The Clinical Utility of Pulmonary Function Tests in the Diagnosis and Characterization of Central Airway Obstruction: A Narrative Review. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2024, 13: 6299. PMID: 39518438, PMCID: PMC11546877, DOI: 10.3390/jcm13216299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPractical guidance for the early recognition and follow-up of patients with connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease
Guiot J, Miedema J, Cordeiro A, De Vries-Bouwstra J, Dimitroulas T, Søndergaard K, Tzouvelekis A, Smith V. Practical guidance for the early recognition and follow-up of patients with connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease. Autoimmunity Reviews 2024, 23: 103582. PMID: 39074630, DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2024.103582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterstitial lung diseaseConnective tissue diseaseConnective tissue disease-related interstitial lung diseaseLung diseaseTissue diseaseCTD-ILDJourney of patientsProgression of interstitial lung diseaseManagement of CTD-ILDComplication of connective tissue diseasesFollow-up of patientsIdentification of interstitial lung diseaseHeterogeneous group of diseasesDisease activity of patientsActivity of patientsPulmonary function testsInternational expert panelGroup of diseasesMultidisciplinary teamExpert panelProgressive diseaseChest radiographyDisease activityClinical examinationFollow-up
2023
Coexistence of Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis With Small Cell Lung Cancer in a Man Presenting With Acute Onset Respiratory Failure
Papaioannou O, Koulousousa E, Karampitsakos T, Tzouvelekis A. Coexistence of Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis With Small Cell Lung Cancer in a Man Presenting With Acute Onset Respiratory Failure. Cureus 2023, 15: e48330. PMID: 38060701, PMCID: PMC10698294, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.48330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall cell lung cancerAutoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosisCell lung cancerPulmonary alveolar proteinosisAlveolar proteinosisLung cancerAcute onset respiratory failureMacrophage colony-stimulating factor antibodiesDiffuse ground-glass opacitiesIntralobular septal thickeningPulmonary function testsWhole lung lavageGround-glass opacitiesPeriodic acid-Schiff stainMyositis panelParatracheal lymphProductive coughProgressive dyspneaRadiological improvementRespiratory failureAdverse eventsSeptal thickeningHigher detectable levelsRespiratory departmentBronchoalveolar lavage