Lymphangioleiomyomatosis: a clinical update

FX McCormack - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a rare, cystic lung disease that is associated with
mutations in tuberous sclerosis genes, renal angiomyolipomas, lymphatic spread, and …

Chronic lung allograft rejection: mechanisms and therapy

JA Belperio, SS Weigt, MC Fishbein… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - atsjournals.org
Lung transplantation is a therapeutic option for patients with end-stage pulmonary disorders.
Unfortunately, due to post–lung transplant complications, both infectious and noninfectious …

An international ISHLT/ATS/ERS clinical practice guideline: diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome

KC Meyer, G Raghu, GM Verleden, PA Corris, P Aurora… - 2014 - publications.ersnet.org
Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is a major complication of lung transplantation that
is associated with poor survival. The International Society for Heart and Lung …

Anti-human leukocyte antigen antibodies and preemptive antibody-directed therapy after lung transplantation

RR Hachem, RD Yusen, BF Meyers, AA Aloush… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2010 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Because the development of donor-specific anti-human leukocyte antigen
(HLA) antibodies (DSA) after lung transplantation has been associated with acute and …

Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome–free survival after lung transplantation: An International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Thoracic Transplant Registry …

HS Kulkarni, WS Cherikh, DC Chambers… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2019 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND Lung transplant (LTx) recipients have low long-term survival and a high
incidence of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS). However, few long-term, multicenter …

[HTML][HTML] Aspergillus colonization of the lung allograft is a risk factor for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome

SS Weight, RM Elashoff, C Huang, A Ardehali… - American Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Multiple infections have been linked with the development of bronchiolitis obliterans
syndrome (BOS) post-lung transplantation. Lung allograft airway colonization by Aspergillus …

Common variable immune deficiency: dissection of the variable

C Cunningham‐Rundles - Immunological reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Starting about 60 years ago, a number of reports appeared that outlined the severe clinical
course of a few adult subjects with profound hypogammaglobinemia. Puzzled by the lack of …

Lung transplantation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: a systematic review of the literature

KD Kistler, L Nalysnyk, P Rotella, D Esser - BMC pulmonary medicine, 2014 - Springer
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a distinct form of interstitial pneumonia
with unknown origin and poor prognosis. Current pharmacologic treatments are limited and …

De novo donor HLA-specific antibodies predict development of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung transplantation

S Safavi, DR Robinson, S Soresi, M Carby… - The Journal of Heart and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) is the major cause of late graft failure
after lung transplantation. The objective was to determine whether de novo donor human …

Survival after bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome among bilateral lung transplant recipients

CA Finlen Copeland, LD Snyder, DW Zaas… - American journal of …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Despite the importance of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) in lung
transplantation, little is known regarding the factors that influence survival after the onset of …