Recent Advances in Chronic Respiratory Disease Diagnosis
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2020) | Viewed by 3291
Special Issue Editor
2. Respiratory Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, V.le San Pietro, 07100 Sassari, Italy
Interests: obstructive lung diseases; epidemiology; risk factors; oxidative stress; circulating biomarkers
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Notoriously chronic respiratory diseases involve the airways and the other structures of the lung. Among all, the most common are chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, bronchiectasis, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, and sarcoidosis. Millions of people around the world suffer from chronic respiratory diseases. In addition to tobacco smoke, other risk factors include air pollution, occupational exposure to various chemicals and dusts, gastroesophageal reflux, genetic factors, and frequent lower respiratory infections occurring during childhood. These diseases are not curable; however, there are innovative treatments that help to control symptoms and increase the patients’ quality of life. In order to ensure a good management of these diseases, first of all, a prompt diagnosis is necessary. Chronic respiratory diseases are underdiagnosed in all countries, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where the diagnosis is often made when the disease has reached a more severe stage.
The aim of this Special Issue is to deepen the knowledge on the recent advances concerning the diagnosis of chronic respiratory diseases. The authors can contribute with submissions regarding this topic with editorials, reviews, original articles, and case reports.
Prof. Dr. Pietro Pirina
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Chronic respiratory diseases
- Etiopathogenesis
- Pathology
- Imaging
- Emerging diagnostic techniques
