Toshikazu Takasaki

Negative-pressure pumping fluid as a cytological specimen for bronchoscopic diagnosis and molecular testing in lung cancer

Masayuki Nakayama, Toshikazu Takasaki, Miki Yanagita, Tomoko Suzuki et autres

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Digital clubbing predicts the efficacy of antifibrotic drugs in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Hiroyoshi Yamauchi, Masashi Bando, Akiko Okuyama, Toshikazu Takasaki et autres

BACKGROUND: The introduction of antifibrotic drugs elicited a significant paradigm shift in the treatment of fibrosing interstitial lung diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). However, it remains unclear which clinical characteristics of IPF patients predicts therapeutic efficacy, and there has been …

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Crizotinib-associated hepatic and renal cysts: a case report with MRI findings

Saki Yamamoto, Toshimi Kawahata, Sota Masuoka, Ayako Takigami et autres

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Large Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma With Acquired Hemophilia A Diagnosed by Endobronchial Biopsy: A Case Report

Kei Yaoita, Toshikazu Takasaki, Shoko Ito, Toshimi Kawahata et autres

Primary lung cancer with acquired hemophilia A is rare. We report a case of large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) with acquired hemophilia A diagnosed by endobronchial biopsy. A 75-year-old male was admitted to our hospital due to severe anemia and multiple organ …

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Significance of Persistent Systemic Support in the Clinical Course of Delayed Post-hypoxic Leukoencephalopathy Following Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019

Naoko Mato, Hiroyuki Fujii, Kumiko Miura, Takafumi Mashiko et autres

A 45-year-old woman was hospitalized with severe coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia. Following cytokine storm-induced multiorgan failure and lethal arrhythmia, the patient developed a sustained coma with flaccid quadriplegia. A cerebrospinal fluid examination excluded infectious and immunogenic encephalopathies, and diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging …

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A case of microscopic polyangiitis with interstitial pneumonia after coronavirus disease-2019 infection, evidenced by positivity for multiple autoantibodies

Toshikazu Takasaki, Masashi Bando, Kei Yaoita, Yutaro Ueki et autres

Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis is triggered by infection, dust exposure, and drugs. A 73-year-old male presented with dyspnea. Severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection was confirmed upon admission. Exacerbation of interstitial pneumonia and renal dysfunction were observed. Analysis revealed positivity for …

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Development of Myeloperoxidase Anti-neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-positive Necrotizing Crescentic Glomerulonephritis in an Elderly Patient with Immunological Kidney Disease

Haruyoshi Yoshida, Naoki Takahashi, Takayasu Horiguchi, Hiroki Yasuhara et autres

A 78-year-old man presented with hypercalcemia and renal disease with high serum IgG4 and positive myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (MPO-ANCA), exhibiting sarcoidosis-like chest findings. A renal biopsy revealed tubulointerstitial nephritis, membranous nephropathy (MN), and sub-capsular lymphoid aggregates without fulfilling the diagnostic criteria …

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