Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Diffuse panbronchiolitis in China.

Yu Chen1, Jian Kang, Shengqi Li

  • 1Respiratory Department, Second Affiliated Hospital, Shenyang, China.

Respirology (Carlton, Vic.)
|February 5, 2005
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor (PPARγ) Plays a Protective Role in Cigarette Smoking-Induced Inflammation via AMP-Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) Signaling.

Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research·2018
Same author

Spatially Adaptive Varying Correlation Analysis for Multimodal Neuroimaging Data.

IEEE transactions on medical imaging·2018
Same author

Superconductivity in FeSe: The Role of Nematic Order.

Physical review letters·2018
Same author

Suppressed expression of Cbl-b by NF-κB mediates icotinib resistance in EGFR-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer.

Cell biology international·2018
Same author

The independence of and associations among apoptosis, autophagy, and necrosis.

Signal transduction and targeted therapy·2018
Same author

Tyrosine kinase inhibitor-induced IL-6/STAT3 activation decreases sensitivity of EGFR-mutant non-small cell lung cancer to icotinib.

Cell biology international·2018

Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is increasingly recognized in China, presenting similarly to Japanese cases. However, poor recognition leads to frequent misdiagnosis, highlighting a need for increased awareness of this progressive airway disease.

Area of Science:

  • Pulmonary Medicine
  • Epidemiology
  • Respiratory Diseases

Background:

  • Diffuse panbronchiolitis (DPB) is a chronic inflammatory airway disease.
  • DPB is well-established in Japan, characterized by sinusitis and obstructive small airway disease.
  • Understanding DPB epidemiology in China is crucial for diagnosis and management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the epidemiology of DPB in mainland China.
  • To compare clinical characteristics of Chinese DPB patients with Japanese cohorts.
  • To assess diagnostic challenges and patterns in China.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic literature search of Chinese medical publications (1996-2003).
  • Retrospective analysis of 40 DPB patients meeting diagnostic criteria.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Evaluation of clinical, physiological, radiological, and pathological features.

    • Main Results:

    • DPB identified across 12 provinces in China.
    • Common symptoms include chronic cough, sputum, and exertional dyspnea; sinusitis history is frequent.
    • Chest X-ray showed diffuse fine nodular shadows; 75% of patients were initially misdiagnosed.

    Conclusions:

    • DPB is present in China, though incidence appears relatively low.
    • Poor recognition and potential genetic factors contribute to DPB prevalence and misdiagnosis.
    • Clinical and radiographic features in Chinese patients align with those reported in Japan.