Spectrum of interstitial lung disease from a tertiary care hospital in Karachi Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Maryam Hassan, Talha Shahzad, Sajjad Sarwar, Aamir Abbas, Huzaifa Ahmad, Muhammad Irfan  ( Aga Khan University, Karachi. )  Read PDF Abstract Objective: To determine the clinical features and patterns of interstitial lung disease. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University...

Clinical characteristics and factors associated with mortality in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: An experience from a tertiary care center in Pakistan Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi, Huzaifa Ahmad, Maryam Hassan, Sajjad Sarwar, Aamir Abbas, Talha Shahzad, Muhammad Irfan Read PDF Abstract Introduction Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD) that predominantly affects older adults. IPF has the highest...

Case series and literature review of multiple nodular sarcoidosis Hira Shahzad, Sameer Ur-Rehman, Kulsoom Fatima, Nadia Sharif and Ali Bin Sarwar Zubairi Read PDF Abstract Background Nodular lung disease is a rare presentation of sarcoidosis. Radiologically it can present as multiple pulmonary masses or solitary lung nodule. Case presentation We report three cases of nodular...

A national guideline and ILD PAK Registry Report: Recent landmarks in the understanding of interstitial lung diseases in Pakistan Mosavir Ansarie  ( Consultant Pulmonologist, HealthCare Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. ) Read PDF Introduction to ILD The Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a heterogeneous group of pulmonary disorders, classified together because of similar clinical, radiological and pathological...

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Mosavir Ansarie, DTCD; Asif Naseem, MBBS; Aneeka Kasmani, MBBS; Rasheed Ahmed, MD; Muhammad Azeemuddin, MBBS Abstract Background & Objective: No published data is available about the status of Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) in Pakistan. This study pioneers to determine the incidence and relative frequency of various ILDs in Karachi, its most populous multi-ethnic city. Methods:...

Mosavir Ansarie, DTCD; Asif Naseem, MBBS; Aneeka Kasmani, MBBS; Rasheed Ahmed, MD; Muhammad Azeemuddin, MBBS Abstract SESSION TITLE: ILD Posters SESSION TYPE: Poster Presentations PRESENTED ON: Saturday, March 22, 2014 at 01:15 PM - 02:15 PM PURPOSE: No published data is available to provide any information about the status of Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD) in...