Clinical characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis patients complicated with pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease: A cross-sectional case series study.

Objectives: Pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacterial disease (pNTM) is a common pulmonary complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but their association has rarely been researched. We aimed to reveal the clinical characteristics of RA with pNTM.

Methods: Among all the RA patients who visited Tenri hospital from April 2017 to March 2018, we enrolled those fulfilling the 2007 ATS/IDSA diagnostic criteria of pNTM, and sex- and age- matched control group at a ratio of 1:5.

Prediction of forced vital capacity with dynamic chest radiography in interstitial lung disease.

Purpose: The pulmonary function test (PFT) has played an essential role in diagnosing and managing interstitial lung disease (ILD) but has its contraindications and difficult conditions to perform. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate dynamic chest radiography (DCR) ability to predict forced vital capacity (FVC) and other PFT parameters of ILD patients.

Method: The prospective observational study included 97 patients who underwent DCR at Tenri Hospital (Tenri, Japan) between June 2019 and April 2020.

A case report of pulmonary Botrytis sp. infection in an apparently healthy individual.

Background: Botrytis species are well known fungal pathogens of various plants but have not been reported as human pathogens, except as allergenic precipitants of asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

Case Presentation: The asymptomatic patient was referred because of a nodule revealed by chest X-ray. Computed tomography (CT) showed a cavitary nodule in the right upper lobe of the lung.

Pseudoprogression in Previously Treated Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Who Received Nivolumab Monotherapy.

Introduction: Nivolumab is effective in the treatment of previously treated patients with advanced NSCLC. However, its radiological evaluation is challenging because of atypical patterns of response such as pseudoprogression. We examined the characteristics and outcomes of previously treated patients with NSCLC who were treated with nivolumab and experienced development of pseudoprogression.

Efficacy and safety of nivolumab in previously treated patients with non-small cell lung cancer: A multicenter retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: Nivolumab has been shown to be effective and safe in previously treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, little is known regarding its performance in real-world (i.e.

Nontuberculous mycobacteria in diffuse panbronchiolitis.

Background And Objective: Nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease secondary to cystic fibrosis (CF) has been reported, but there is limited data about NTM prevalence in non-CF bronchiectasis. We retrospectively investigated the prevalence of NTM associated with diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB), a disorder also characterized by reduced mucociliary clearance with bronchiectasis.

Methods: We reviewed mycobacterial cultures, patient characteristics and computed tomography findings of 33 patients with DPB between January 2000 and December 2012.

[An analysis of the correlation between guidelines-concordant treatment and the treatment outcome on nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia patients].

Background: The nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia (NHCAP) guidelines recommend broad-spectrum antibiotics usage when the presence of multidrug resistant pathogens is anticipated. However, it has not been proved that guidelines-concordant treatment improves the outcome.

Purpose: To clarify the impact of guidelines-concordant treatment on the outcome of NHCAP patients.

Successful chemotherapy for small-cell lung cancer in an elderly patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

A standard treatment has not yet been established for elderly small-cell lung cancer patients, especially when they have end-stage renal disease. We report the first case of successful chemoradiotherapy in an elderly small-cell lung cancer patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. A 77-year-old Japanese man on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis was diagnosed as having limited disease small-cell lung cancer.