Diagnostic delay of pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with aspiration pneumonia: Two case reports and a mini-review from Japan.

Diagnosing active tuberculosis in elderly patients presents problems due to nonspecific symptoms and complications such as aspiration pneumonia. The current study presents two cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates associated with aspiration pneumonia. The two elderly patients developed acute respiratory distress syndrome as a result of aspiration pneumonia.

Epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors for non-small-cell lung cancer patients aged 80 years or older: A retrospective analysis.

The efficacy of epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) in elderly patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains uncertain. This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of EGFR-TKIs for NSCLC patients aged ≥ 80 years. We analyzed data from 21 NSCLC patients aged ≥ 80 years who were administered gefitinib and/or erlotinib between January, 2009 and December, 2014.

[A case of multiple myeloma in a young adult, discovered on the basis of an abnormal finding on a chest X-ray film].

A 35-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of an abnormal finding on a chest X-ray film. Chest and abdominal computed tomography (CT) revealed a 25 × 5-mm tumor in the anterior right third rib as well as punched-out lesions in the vertebral bodies and iliac bones. Positron emission tomography (PET)/CT revealed accumulation in the right third rib and lumbar vertebral bodies.