[HTML][HTML] Incidence and impact of interstitial lung disease and malignancy in patients with polymyositis, dermatomyositis, and clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis: a …

S Ikeda, M Arita, K Misaki, S Mishima, T Takaiwa… - Springerplus, 2015 - Springer
The aims of this study were to retrospectively review Japanese consecutive cases of
polymyositis (PM), dermatomyositis (DM), and clinically amyopathic dermatomyositis (CADM), …

Serial procalcitonin levels for predicting prognosis in community‐acquired pneumonia

A Ito, T Ishida, H Tachibana, Y Ito, T Takaiwa - Respirology, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background and objective This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of addition of serial
measurements of procalcitonin ( PCT ) to C‐reactive protein ( CRP ) values and pneumonia …

Successful treatment of non-small cell lung cancer with gefitinib after severe erlotinib-related hepatotoxicity

…, A Nishiyama, Y Korogi, G Masuda, T Takaiwa… - Internal …, 2012 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Gefitinib and erlotinib are first-generation small molecular inhibitors of EGFR tyrosine kinase
activity. To the best of our knowledge, to date, two reports have stated that patients with …

Identifying the cause of the" saturation gap": two cases of dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia

K Furuta, S Ikeo, T Takaiwa, S Ikeda, A Nishiyama… - Internal …, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Diaphenylsulfone (DDS: Dapsone) is used for Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis,
and methemoglobinemia has rarely been reported as a side effect of DDS. We herein report …

18 Cases of pulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus: Clinical difference depending on the presence or absence of Mycobacterium avium complex

K Furuta, A Ito, T Ishida, Y Ito, N Sone, T Takaiwa… - Journal of Infection and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background and objectives It can be difficult to treat respiratory tract infections caused by
Mycobacterium abscessus (M. abscessus) as there is no established treatment strategy. …

A case of community-acquired pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 9 wherein initial treatment with single-dose oral azithromycin appeared useful

A Ito, T Ishida, H Tachibana, Y Ito, T Takaiwa… - Japanese Journal of …, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Legionella species are important causative pathogens for severe community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP). Most cases of Legionella pneumonia are due to Legionella pneumophila …

Composite physiologic index, percent forced vital capacity and percent diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide could be predictors of pirfenidone tolerability in patients …

S Konishi, M Arita, I Ito, H Tachibana, T Takaiwa… - Internal …, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Objective The goals of this study were to assess the efficacy and tolerability of pirfenidone in
patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and to identify predictors of tolerability to …

Traction bronchiectasis on high-resolution computed tomography may predict fatal acute eosinophilic pneumonia

R Takei, M Arita, S Kumagai, Y Ito, T Takaiwa… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Most patients with acute eosinophilic pneumonia (AEP) show rapid improvement.
However, some cases of AEP prove fatal. The aims of this study were to determine the …

Late multiple pleural metastases of renal cell carcinoma

T Takaiwa, K Kunimasa, M Hotta, T Ishida - Internal Medicine, 2013 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A 64-year-old man was admitted to our hospital due to dyspnea. He had a history of renal cell
carcinoma (RCC) and had undergone radical left nephrectomy 23 years earlier. A chest X-…

Thoracic sandwich sign

K Kunimasa, T Jo, T Takaiwa, T Ishida - Internal Medicine, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
A 15-year-old man presented to the emergency room in our hospital with a 1-week history of
cough, dysphagia, nocturnal diaphoresis and exertional dyspnea. The physical examination …