Lung Diseases: Clinical and Pathological Features

Dear Colleagues,

Benign and malignant respiratory diseases have become a global health issue due to increasing exposure to environmental risk factors as well as the aging of the general population. The most prevalent lung diseases include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, diffuse parenchymal lung diseases, COVID-19 pneumonia, occupational lung diseases, pleural diseases, pulmonary hypertension, and lung cancers.

Huge progresses in the field of respiratory medicine in recent decades have been coupled with outstanding advances in technology, leading to the development of innovative, more accurate, and less invasive diagnostic tools, including morphological and molecular tissue biomarkers. Investigating pulmonary pathology is fundamental for understanding the pathogenesis of diseases, remains essential to diagnosing disease, and is required in drug and device development.

The main goal of this Special Issue is to provide an updated and comprehensive overview on the state of the art of diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to major respiratory diseases, with a particular focus on clinical and morphological correlations. Leaders in different fields are invited to make a valuable contribution on this Special Issue.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Federico Mei
Guest Editor

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