Background: Current availability of several biologic treatments for severe asthma makes it
possible to choose the most appropriate for each patient. Sometimes a good percentage of …

Currently, three classes of monoclonal antibodies targeting type 2 inflammation pathways
are available in Italy for the treatment of severe asthma: anti-IgE (Omalizumab), anti-IL-5/anti-IL…

Purpose Patients affected by COVID-19 are assumed to be at high risk of developing swallowing
disorders. However, to our best knowledge, data on the characteristics and incidence of …

Ultrasound (US) is acoustic energy that interacts with human tissues, thus, producing bioeffects
that may be hazardous, especially in sensitive organs (ie, brain, eye, heart, lung, and …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma
and sleep disorders are chronic respiratory diseases that affect the airways, compromising …

Background: Severe eosinophilic asthma decreases lung function and causes worsen
symptoms, often forcing recurrent maintenance corticosteroid use. The aim of our real-life study …

Tuberculosis (TB) is a severe infectious disease that still represents a major cause of mortality
and morbidity worldwide. For these reasons, clinicians and radiologists should use all the …

Severe asthma (SA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways. Due to the extreme
heterogeneity of symptoms, new biomarkers are currently needed. MiRNAs are non-coding …

Background: Asthma severity differs according to gender; in adult women, there is higher
prevalence and severity of asthma than in men, and it coincides with changes in sex hormones. …

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to specifically evaluate the effectiveness
and safety of real-time ultrasound-guided thoracentesis in a case series of pleural effusion. …