Lung Disease
Sputum microbiome differs in refractory, cured nontuberculosis mycobacterial lung disease
HONOLULU — A patient’s sputum microbiome may serve as a biomarker for the outcome of antibiotic treatment for nontuberculosis mycobacterial pulmonary disease, according to research presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
Mediterranean diet increases potentially beneficial bacterial species in firefighters
HONOLULU — World Trade Center firefighters with lung disease showed increases in Bacteroides ovatus after 6 months on a low-calorie Mediterranean diet, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.
High renal crisis, interstitial lung disease prevalence with systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma
Dermatologists should be aware of cutaneous findings in patients with systemic sclerosis sine scleroderma due to the association of internal organ dysfunction, according to a study.
Combination therapy yields improvements in pediatric cystic fibrosis
Lumacaftor/ivacaftor showed various improvements in kids aged 2 to 5 years homozygous for F508del-CFTR over 48 weeks, according to study results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Young age, adverse drug reactions may signal lung disease in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The prevalence of systematic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis-related lung disease appears to be on the rise, and being aware of clinical manifestations is important for catching the disease early, a speaker said.
Pulmonary manifestations of ulcerative colitis rare, but can affect mortality risk
Researchers characterized several pulmonary manifestations of ulcerative colitis, although they noted these lung diseases only occurred among 5% of their cohort, according to study results published in CHEST.
Adequate hydration may slow biological aging, reduce disease risk
Adults with elevated serum sodium in middle age, a marker of inadequate fluid intake, were more likely to be biologically older than their chronological age and develop chronic diseases compared with adequately hydrated adults, data show.
High Z polymer levels linked to fibrosis, inflammation in alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency
WASHINGTON — Elevated Z polymer levels may predict lung and liver disease activity in patients with alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, according to a presenter at The Liver Meeting.
FDA clears at-home screening tool to assess risk for lung, liver disease linked to alpha-1
Grifols announced that its at-home service to test for genetic risk related to alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency has received clearance from the FDA.
Lung volume abnormalities more common in young patients with sickle cell anemia
Compared with healthy controls, young patients with sickle cell anemia demonstrated more abnormalities in lung volume via lung clearance index, according to study findings.