Although tuberculosis (TB) was suspected, initial fluid tests did not confirm the diagnosis. To get more clarity, the medical team performed a rigid bronchoscopy followed by a cryobiopsy, a relatively ...

I was diagnosed with something called undifferentiated connective tissue disease, or UCTD. This means that I was exhibiting symptoms of and had the blood work to prove a connective-tissue disease ...

and hypothesized that vitamin D deficiency would be associated with an underlying connective tissue disease (CTD) and reduced lung function. Methods: Patients in the University of Cincinnati ILD ...