OBJECTIVE: To assess the difference in clinical features and prognosis of patients with
interstitial lung disease (ILD) comparing polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM). METHODS…

Background Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of polymyositis (PM),
dermatomyositis (DM), and clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM); however, little is …

Background Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) is characterized by a febrile illness, diffuse
pulmonary infiltrates, and pulmonary eosinophilia. The etiology of AEP remains unknown, …

Rationale: Patients with Mycobacterium avium complex pulmonary disease are frequently
administered a combination of clarithromycin, ethambutol, and rifampicin. However, rifampicin …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prognostic significance of histopathological characteristics in
patients with biopsy-proven rheumatoid lung disease (RLD). MATERIALS AND METHODS: …

Objectives Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is an unanswered problem
in cancer therapy. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of triple antiemetic therapy with …

Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) enables a more sensitive detection of brain
metastasis and stereotactic irradiation (SRI) efficiently controls brain metastasis. In limited-…

Background and objective: The diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) is based on
microscopic examination of respiratory specimens. PCP patients without AIDS have a lower …

Background Nuclear protein in testis (NUT) midline carcinoma (NMC) is a rare, aggressive
malignancy. Only two pediatric and three adult cases of pulmonary NMCs have been …

BACKGROUND: Although idiopathic nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (NSIP) was initially
identified as a provisional diagnosis, the 2008 American Thoracic Society Project concluded …