Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Junya Fukuoka

Publications

• Case Report
  Pathology of Interstitial Pneumonia Associated with Hypothyroidism-Report of Three Cases
  Author(s): Tomohisa Uchida, Aung Myo Hlaing, Tomonori Tanaka, Mikiko Hashisako, Kazuhiro Tabata, Kensuke Kataoka, Yasuhiro Kondo, Hiroyuki Taniguchi, Ryoko Egashira, Takeshi Johkoh and Junya FukuokaTomohisa Uchida, Aung Myo Hlaing, Tomonori Tanaka, Mikiko Hashisako, Kazuhiro Tabata, Kensuke Kataoka, Yasuhiro Kondo, Hiroyuki Taniguchi, Ryoko Egashira, Takeshi Johkoh and Junya Fukuoka
  
  Recently, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) associated with hypothyroidism was proposed as a possible link showing worse prognosis than IPF. We have reviewed our archives of interstitial pneumonias (IPs) and examined pathologic and clinical features of IPs associated with hypothyroidism to understand its variations. Pathologically, two cases showed usual interstitial pneumonia pattern, and one case showed non-specific interstitial pneumonia pattern. Small airway disease was a common histological feature in all cases. Two cases showed association with flavor of connective tissue disease (CTD). Diagnoses by multidisciplinary discussion for the three cases were IPF, unclassifiable IP, and systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease. Our cases indicated that IPs associated with hypothyroidism may show not only IPF but also other histological.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000364

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