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ArticleRespirology case reports2014

A spirometric journey following lung transplantation.

Jeremy Fuller, Miranda Paraskeva, Bruce Thompson, Greg Snell, Glen Westall

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Article in Respirology case reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Jeremy FullerLung Transplant Service, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Miranda ParaskevaLung Transplant Service, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Bruce ThompsonLung Transplant Service, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Greg SnellLung Transplant Service, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Glen WestallLung Transplant Service, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spirometry is regarded as the primary tool for the evaluation of lung function in lung transplant (LTx) recipients. Spirometry is crucial in detecting the various phenotypes of chronic lung allograft dysfunction (CLAD), including restrictive allograft syndrome (RAS) and bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) - note that these phenotypes potentially have different etiologies and therapies. Following LTx for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a 60-year-old male recipient's lung function began to gradually improve, peaking at 5 months post-LTx. Subsequently, with increasing impairment of graft function, the diagnosis of BOS was made. A second LTx was performed and lung function subsequently began to increase again. Unfortunately, another year on, lung function deteriorated again - this time due to the development of RAS, antibody-mediated rejection was implicated as the possible underlying cause. This case report highlights the importance of spirometry in assessing the patterns of CLAD following LTx.

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Lung functionlung transplantrejectionspirometry

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PMCPMC4184745

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