DALPHIN , Jean-Charles

Background: There are chronic forms of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (cHP) that can progress to pulmonary fibrosis. There is no recommended treatment for patients whose respiratory condition continues to deteriorate in spite of antigen avoidance. Whether rituximab may be beneficial to patients with cHP is unknown. The aim of this study was to...

A new survey coordinated by the French expert centres for rare pulmonary diseases investigated French pulmonologists' diagnostic and therapeutic practice for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and explored changes since a previous survey in 2011-2012. From May 16 to August 30, 2014, 524 pulmonologists were contacted. Those following at least...

Background: Children and adult IIP are heterogeneous and severe disorders. Whereas telomerase gene mutations are preferentially found in adult IIP, surfactant gene mutations are mainly reported in children. The study aimed to assess the contribution of surfactant gene mutations in a large pediatric and adult IIP cohort.Methods: Patients with...