Accelerate your career: the power of the ERS interstitial lung disease mentorship programme.

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Heme-induced lung injury in human precision cut lung slices: a new model for acute lung injury.

Background: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) causes high mortality and has no specific pharmacological treatment. Scarcity of drugs against ARDS is in part due to the lack of models for ARDS. As raised serum heme levels are associated with higher mortality in patients with ARDS, we hypothesised that circulating heme contributes to ARDS pathology and can induce lung injury resembling human disease.

Post-COVID Interstitial Lung Disease-The Tip of the Iceberg.

The proportion of symptomatic patients with post-coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) condition (long COVID) represents a significant burden on the individual as well as on the health care systems. A greater understanding of the natural evolution of symptoms over a longer period and the impacts of interventions will improve our understanding of the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 disease. This review will discuss the emerging evidence for the development of post-COVID interstitial lung disease focusing on the pathophysiological mechanisms, incidence, diagnosis, and impact of this potentially new and emerging respiratory disease.

Reply to: Pharmacotherapy for lung cancer with comorbid interstitial pneumonia: limited evidence requires appropriate evaluation.

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Lung cancer in patients with fibrosing interstitial lung diseases: an overview of current knowledge and challenges.

Patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (fILD) have increased morbidity and mortality. Lung fibrosis can be associated with lung cancer. The pathogenesis of both diseases shows similarities, although not all mechanisms are understood.

Hemoptysis due to Tracheal Diverticulum.

Tracheal diverticulum is a rare entity with only 79 symptomatic cases reported till date. We herein describe the case of a 38 year old male who presented with recurrent dry cough and hemoptysis and was diagnosed to have tracheal diverticulum on High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) of chest. This was further confirmed on fibre optic bronchoscopy.