Anand Devaraj

Dec 31, 2024 | respiratory-research.biomedcentral.com | Athol U Wells |Ayodeji Adegunsoye |Vincent Cottin |Sonye Danoff |Anand Devaraj |Kevin Flaherty | +7 more

Surveys were completed between March 2022 and July 2023. The international guideline on the definition of PPF [1] was published between distribution of the first and second rounds of the survey. The first survey was sent to 405 physicians in 32 countries and completed by 207, of whom 131 completed the second round and 94 completed the third round. The clinical experience of the respondents is summarised in Table S1 in Additional file 1.

Aug 6, 2024 | thorax.bmj.com | Johanna Feary |Anand Devaraj |Matthew Burton |Felix Chua

DiscussionWe report eight UK cases of AS silicosis in young men. Most were migrant workers, vulnerable to exploitation in the workplace and health inequalities,6 with short exposure histories. The cases illustrate the typical serological changes seen in silicosis and known associations with autoimmunity7 and mycobacterial disease.