Radiographic Phenotypes Affect the Risk of Inhaled Corticosteroid-Associated Pneumonia in Patients with COPD.
Hyo Jin LeeKwang Nam JinHyun Woo LeeJung-Kyu LeeTae Yeon ParkEun Young HeoDeog Kyeom KimPublished in: International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2022)
Among patients with COPD treated with ICSs, radiographic phenotypes including the presence of emphysema, bronchiectasis or emphysema/bronchiectasis overlap phenotype, severity with emphysema, subtypes of centrilobular or panlobular emphysema, and upper lobe distribution of emphysema may help predict the risk of pneumonia.