Pulmonary Disease: Diagnosis and Management
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Medical Imaging and Theranostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 791
Special Issue Editor
Interests: pulmonary; tuberculosis; diagnosis; resistance; treatment; nontuberculous mycobacteria
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pulmonary diseases have exerted a considerable impact on human health throughout history. A myriad of viruses and bacterial pathogens induce pulmonary infections. In the past few years, the etiological agents of severe infectious diseases, including COVID-19, have been identified. Concurrently, persistent challenges such as tuberculosis and the global surge in nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease demand ongoing attention. Furthermore, conditions associated with high mortality rates, such as lung cancer and interstitial lung diseases, present complex pathophysiological mechanisms that necessitate further investigation. Chronic airway diseases, notably chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis, continue to escalate the healthcare burden.
Recent progress in diverse research methodologies has substantially enhanced the diagnostic and therapeutic landscape of respiratory conditions. Applications of molecular diagnostics, single-cell RNA sequencing, microbiome analyses, and organoid models to pulmonary disease research are proliferating. These approaches have yielded numerous instruments for elucidating etiology, refining diagnostic criteria, forecasting prognoses, and identifying therapeutic targets. In the context of emerging pharmacotherapies, active scholarly collaboration and the swift, precise dissemination of research findings among scientists are paramount.
Accordingly, this special issue is dedicated to presenting an updated compendium of advancements in pulmonary medicine, aiming to stimulate interest and discourse in the domain.
Dr. Byung Woo Jhun
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- pulmonary disease
- lung disease
- chronic airway diseases
- diagnosis
- treatment
- prognosis
