1. Two cases of airway-centered fibroelastosis treated with an antifibrotic agent and corticosteroids.
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Kamatani, Miwa, Inomata, Minoru, Misumi, Akari, Ito, Ken, Maeda, Takashi, Chin, Haruka, Ito, Yu, Sakamoto, Keita, Awano, Nobuyasu, Kuse, Naoyuki, Furuhata, Yoshiaki, Bae, Yuan, Sugiura, Hiroaki, Takemura, Tamiko, and Izumo, Takehiro
- Abstract
Airway-centered fibroelastosis is characterized by peribronchovascular fibroelastosis, predominantly in the upper lobes, with little-to-no pleural involvement. In this study, we describe two cases of airway-centered fibroelastosis diagnosed based on radiological and pathological findings. The first case comprised a 44-year-old man whose forced vital capacity improved over three months following treatment with nintedanib. The second case involved a 50-year-old woman who was treated with oral corticosteroids but yielded an unfavorable outcome. An effective treatment for airway-centered fibroelastosis has not yet been identified; therefore, this study may help contribute to a more thorough discussion regarding treatment strategies for this disease. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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