Publications by authors named "T Takemura"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the effectiveness of immunosuppressants in patients with fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), comparing those treated with prednisolone alongside immunosuppressants to those only receiving prednisolone without prior immunosuppressant treatment.
- A total of 42 patients were analyzed, revealing that the group receiving immunosuppressants showed a significant decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) before treatment, but no notable differences in FVC changes during the 12 months of treatment.
- Overall, both groups did not exhibit significant differences in disease progression or transplant-free survival rates after treatment, suggesting limited benefits of adding immunosuppressants to prednisolone in this context.
A case of pulmonary co-infection with and Mucorales in a patient with sarcoidosis.
Respir Med Case Rep
October 2024
A 54-year-old woman with fever and cough presented with left upper lobe consolidation and para-aortic and hilar lymphadenopathies and was diagnosed with sarcoidosis, and her condition improved spontaneously. Over the next 15 years, the patient experienced seven similar episodes and was treated with glucocorticoids for the first time in the eighth episode, but subsequently died of respiratory failure. The autopsy revealed diffuse alveolar damage and co-infection with and Mucorales in the lungs and mediastinum.
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