Mesothelioma is a rare disease less than 0.3% of cancers in France, very aggressive and
resistant to the majority of conventional therapies. Asbestos exposure is nearly the only …

This study investigated interstitial pneumonia associated with amyopathic dermatomyositis,
dermatomyositis and polymyositis, paying particular attention to muscular and/or cutaneous …

We used broad-range eubacterial PCR amplification followed by direct sequencing to identify
microbial pathogens in heart valve material from 29 patients with histologically confirmed …

In patients with chronic fibrosing interstitial lung disease (ILD), a progressive fibrosing
phenotype (PF-ILD) may develop, but information on the frequency and characteristics of this …

Objective: We investigated whether ischemic preconditioning (PC) may modify mitochondrial
permeability transition (MPT) pore opening. Methods: In protocol 1, New Zealand White …

A series of 90 thymic epithelial tumors were reviewed and classified by histopathologic
characteristics into the three major categories (A, B, and C) recognized by the WHO schema. …

Background Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) has recently been
defined by an international Taskforce to characterize interstitial lung disease associated with …

We report three cases of pulmonary disease suggesting fibrosis in two familial and one
sporadic case. Pulmonary symptoms were associated with various clinical features of systemic …

Background Modern gas analysis techniques permit real time and on-line quantification of
multiple volatile trace gases within a single exhalation. However, the influence of various …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is the most frequent chronic idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
in adults. The management of rare diseases in France has been organised by a national …